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PHARMACEUTICAL   COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
Thk  Philadelphia  Cottnty  Medical  Soiety  and  the  Philadel- 
phia CoiiLEGK  OF  Pharmacy. — On  page  90  of  our  February  number  we 
liave  published  the  report  of  a  coniinittee  of  the  College  relating  to  the  pro- 
ceedings of  a  conference  held  with  a  committee  of  the  Medical  Society. 
The  report  of  the  latter,  altliougli  presented  to  the  Society  Jan.  12th  last,., 
was  only  received  by  the  editor  about  the  middle  of  March,  and  is  here 
reproduced  in  full,  omitting  merely  the  quotations  from  the  Code  of  Ethics 
of  the  College,  which  were  printed  on  j^age  90.  In  another  place  will  be 
found  some  editorial  remarks  on  this  report. 
"  Tlic  ( ViiHiiiittce  on  Hygiene  and  Relations  of  tlie  I'lofession  to  the  Pnlilic,"  respectfnlly  report  as  follows: 
Dr.  iieo.  B.  H.  S\\  !iyze,  liaving  recently  iciul  befoi  e  this  Society  a,  iiajier  in  M  liich  was  discussed  the  injury 
done  to  physicians  hy  certain  inactices  of  druggists  to  w  horn  liad  heen  entrusted  the  dispensing  of  the  i)re- 
scriptions  of  medical  men,  the  statements  contained  in  his  jiaper  and  the  opinions  elicited  in  its  discussion 
led  to  the  presentation  hefore  the  Society  of  se\  eral  resolutions  designed  to  i-emedy  the  evils  complained  of. 
As  these  resolutions,  with  the  consideration  of  the  whole  subject  as  discussed,  were  inferred  to  the  "Commit- 
tee on  Hygiene  and  the  Relations  of  the  Pi  ofession  to  the  Public,"  tliey  accordingly  met  for  deliberation.. 
At  tliis  meeting  a  report  of  the  recent  meetings  of  the  3Iedico-Legal  Society  of  this  city,  in  which  the  same 
subject  had  been  discussed,  and  also  the  comments  of  the  "American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,"  Chicago  "Phar- 
macist," and  "Pharmaceutical  Journal"  of  London,  November  23,  on  this  subject,  were  fully  presented. 
From  these  sources,  with  the  paper  of  Dr.  Sway/e,  the  resolutions  of  the  Society  referred  to  your  committee, 
and  the  personal  evidence  of  members  who  were  before  the  conunittee,  it  appeared  that  there  were  three 
special  grievances  laid  at  the  door  of  the  pharmacists: 
FirM — That  prescriiitions  sent  to  the  shop  of  the  druggist  were  renewed  indefinitely,  though  the  intention 
of  tlie  physician  was  that  they  should  be  filled  but  once. 
Second — That  druggists  invaded  the  domain  of  the  physician  by  themselves  prescribing  for  the  sick 
instead  of  awaiting  the  prescription  of  the  jiliysician. 
Third — That  ilruggists.  were  active  agents  in  dissoninating  proprietary  medicines  and  nostrums. 
It  seemed  wise  to  your  committee  to  bring  these  grievances  formally  to  the  notice  of  the  Philadelphia 
College  of  Pharmacy  as  a  representative  of  the  interests  of  pharmacy,  and  to  ask  a  conference  with  that 
organization,  with  a  view  to  such  a  mutual  understanding  between  representative  physicians  and  druggists 
as  might  dissipate  all  difficulties.  In  rc]ily  to  this  request*  of  your  committee,  the  Trustees  of  the  Philadel- 
}>hia  College  of  Pharmacy  appointed  a  committee  to  confer  with  your  committee.  (A  copy  of  the  minutes 
of  this  coirference,  at  which  Messrs.  Remington,  Ta.tlor,  Shinn  and  Bullock  represented  the  Philadelphia 
College  of  Pharmacy,  is  appended  to  this  report,  and  to  this  is  added  a  letter  from  Mr.  Blair  covering  the 
whole  subject.)  As  an  outcome  of  the  discussion,  the  druggists  claiming  that  they  were  placed  in  a  false 
IKisition  by  tlie  silence  of  the  physician,  he  not  specifically  stating  that  his  prescription  was  to  be  filled  but 
once,  the  following  resolution  was  adopted  by  the  conunittee  of  conference,  and  its  substance  is  presented  for 
acceptance  to  the  Society : 
"  Jlettulced,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  tliis  'Conunittee  of  Ciuiference,'  in  order,  as  far  as  possible,  to  prevent 
the  repetition  of  abuses  tliat  have  arisen  from  the  unauthorized  renewals  of  prescriptions,  that  physicians  be 
requested  to  write  the  words  'Kot  to  be  renewed,''  or  words  or  symbols  to  the  same  effect,  on  pi'escriptions 
which  they  do  not  wish  to  ])e  renewed  without  special  orders ;  at  the  same  time  instructing  patients  in  regard 
to  the  evils  likely  to  arise  fi  om  such  renewals,  and  informing  them  of  their  wishes." 
With  reference  to  tlie  i)rescribing  by  druggists,  Mr.  Taylor,  on  the  part  of  the  pharmacists,  read  the  fol- 
lowing from  the  Code  of  Ethics  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.    (See  page  90,  Sec.  2.) 
As  this  injunction  of  the  pharmaceutical  ethics,  if  carried  out,  would  meet  the  question  of  prescribing  by 
druggists,  it  was  adopted  as  expressing  the  sense  of  the  committee  in  the  premises. 
In  reference  to  the  sale  of  proprietary  medicines,  Mr.  Taylor,  on  the  part  of  the  pharmacists,  read  the- 
following  from  the  Code  of  Ethics  of  the  College  of  Pharmacy.    (See  page  90.) 
This  also  was  adojited  as  the  sense  of  the  Committee  of  Conference,  and  it  is  suggested  that  the  Phila- 
delphia (Jounty  ]Mcdical  Society  approve  the  expression  of  the  sentiments  contained  in  the  extract  cited. 
The  conclusion  which  your  conunittee  has  drawn  from  the  above  conference  is,  that  the  interests  of  the 
medical  profeKsion  are  safe  in  the  hands  of  j-eputable  pliai  niacists,  or  such  as  govern  themselves  according  to. 
the  (!xc<'llent  Code  ol  Ethics  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  I'liarmacy.  But  it  seemed  equally  true  to  your 
committee  that  among  the  thousands  who  keep  lUnig  stores,  anil  dispense  medicine  in  Philadelphia,  there  are 
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