The first edition appeared in 1822 under the name Archiv des Apothekervereins im nördlichen Teutschland für die Pharmacie und ihre Huelfswissenschaften  (English: Archive of the Pharmacists Association in Northern Germany for Pharmacy and its Auxiliary Sciences). From 1924 (volume 242) the journal was called Archiv der Pharmazie und Berichte der Deutschen Pharmazeutischen Gesellschaft (English: Archive of Pharmacy and Reports from the German Pharmaceutical Society'), before obtaining its current name in 1971.
In 1995 the publication language changed from German to English.