The Farmacia y Drogueria Taquechel, known also as Santo Domingo Pharmacy in 1870s, was established as a prestigious pharmacy of the city, adapted from a colonial dwelling house by Dr. Francisco Taquechel Mirabal, in 1898. It was remodeled again and again, until it became one of the most luxurious of the time. In 1996 it was restored and inaugurated as a special museum with an extensive collection of French porcelain apothecary’s jars from the 19th century and different laboratory tools, found in some excavation sites of the historical center of Havana, such as a French porcelain water filter, a solar microscope and antique measuring pots. There are also some books to resort to some Alder recipes.

Today, the place functions as pharmacy and museum to show and divulge the investigations in the pharmaceutical field in the 19th century. It retains many of its original elements, from the floor-to-ceiling cedar and mahogany shelves to the ancient crystal chandeliers. In this tourist-focused pharmacy, from the admirable collection of the porcelain jars to the cash register and the skeleton, every detail deserves praise.

Nowadays, the store offers a wide range of natural remedies, such as shark cartilage, products derived from calendula and marigold, and cream of algae, homeopathic medicines, cosmetics, dietary supplements and other products that are made in the pharmacy's own laboratory, as well as products of modern medicine, such as the popular anti-cholesterol medication PPG, to stay up-to-date with the new requirements.