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OTTO RAUBENHEIMER'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE 



INDIVIDUAL PRACTICAL AND DISPENSING 



PHARMACIST. 



:. The study or synonyms, pharmaceutical, chemical and botan- 

 ical. 



2. The study of incompati1)ility, which is very useful behind the 

 prescription counter. 



3. The study of pharmaceutical liistory, especially etymology, 

 origin and history of drugs. It is surprising to learn how few 

 pharmacists know\, for instance, the history and origin of such an 

 everyday article as Rochelle Salts. 



4. Do not advertise and push patent medicines. If you have to 

 sell them, keep them out of sight. 



5. Specialize in drugs and prescriptions. Don't be a jack-of-all- 

 trades, but try to be a "master of one!" 



6. Strict adherence to the U. S. P. and N. F. Since these two 

 books have become legal standards, we must strictly adhere to 

 them and suggest improvements, if possible It is also our duty 

 to instill into the physician respect and confidence for these official 

 preparations, so that he will prescribe them. 



7. More attention should be paid to the storage of drugs, galen- 

 icals and chemicals. Even the U. S. P. might pay more attention 

 to this. The average druggist continues to keep his essential oils in 

 stock bottles, on the top shelf, exposed to the light, and he contin- 

 ues to keep his Ammonium Carbonate in a drawer, and his S3n-ups 

 near the radiator. 



8. Preparation of galenicals. Above all. the pharmacist, in order 

 to deserve the name of pharmacist, should prepare his own galenic- 

 als. From reliable sources I am informed, sorry to say, that 75 

 per cent of the druggists in the United States buy their galenic 

 preparations, including such simples as paregoric, spirit of pepper- 

 mint and tincture of ginger. 



It is, furthermore, absolutely necessary that the i)harmacist keep 

 up his stock of U. S. P. and N. F. preparations, so as not to disap- 

 point the physician and patient. 



c). Pharmaceutical library. I shall earnestly recommend to the 

 pharmacist the acquisition of a pharmaceutical library of books and 

 journals. It is surprising to note how little attention is paid to this. 



