pharmacy

Revelation 18:23. And the light of a candel shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegoom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; FOR BY THY SORCERIES were all nations deceived.

BY THE SORCERIES OF BABYLON ALL NATIONS WERE DECEIVED. The Greek word for sorceries in verse 23 is pharmakia [far-mak-i-ah]. According to the Thayer Greek Dictionary pharmakeia is the use or administering of drugs; poisonning, and sorcery, magical arts, often found in connection with idolatry and fostered by it. If you put the original Greek pharmakeia in place of the English word sorceries the end of verse 23 would say, FOR BY THY PHARMAKEIA WERE ALL NATIONS DECEIVED! Pharmakeia is where we get our English word PHARMACY! Pharmacy is a well organized and professionalized system that administers poisonous drugs. 

The Bible reveals that Bavbylon will deceive all nations by the use of pharmacy that is in connection to magical arts and idolatry. Magical arts has its deep roots in witchcraft and the occultic world. We don't have have to do a deep Bible study to know that Satan is directly behind the magical arts and God's people should have nothing to do with it. In general those involved in sorcery, witchcraft, and magic are known to use magic potions to heal, deceive, poison, or kill someone.