REPORT ON THE PHARMACOPOEIA. 
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Momentous as they are, and great as the amelioration to 
society would be, they depend in a great measure upon the 
value which may be placed upon the amendments emanating 
from the pharmaceutic institutions of the country, who have 
long since seen and regretted their inability to amend the 
defects. Alone, they possessed no other means, than the pub- 
lication of a Pharmacopoeia of their own, as a mode of remedy, 
which, however readily and heartily it would have been seized 
upon, would have appeared discourteous to the profession of 
medicine, would have created an apparent diversity of interests, 
and prevented the present alliance, fraught with so many causes 
of congratulation. Long may that alliance continue, and 
forever banish the necessity of a recourse to the mode of relief 
above indicated. 
From the first steps having been taken by members of the 
medical profession, in framing a National Pharmacopoeia, 
adapted to the wants of the country, and from no pro- 
vision having been made by them, by which the 
profession of pharmacy could be associated with them, no 
general and material contribution toward the early Phar- 
macopoeia was derived from the College of Pharmacy. The 
want of this aid was seen and admitted by the last Convention 
for revising the Pharmacopoeia, and as one of the con- 
sequences of their action, ultimately has been produced the 
revised plan, submitted hereby your Committee; and which, 
should it meet your approbation, will show to the medical 
profession, upon whose invitation we have acted, that naught 
was needed to induce us to furnish our experience, research, 
and professional knowledge, cheerfully and at large, but the 
the assurance that our co-operation was valued and would be 
appreciated. That a respectfal estimate was placed upon the 
service which we could render, that our amendments would 
be regarded as entitled to serious consideration, and that 
every proposition submitted by us would be received and 
disposed of solely on its own merits, were fully evinced in 
the terms and tone of the application from the representatives 
of the National Convention, addressed not only to our own, 
