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dispensing  of  medicines  in  the  various  hospitals,  dispensaries,  in- 
firmaries, trains,  and  camps  of  the  Army ;  to  properly  care  for, 
regulate  the  dispensing,  and  to  systematically  account  for  all  spirit- 
uous liquors  and  habit-forming  drugs  purchased  for  the  department ; 
to  procure  by  purchase  or  manufacture  such  drugs,  chemicals, 
reagents,  tests,  and  biologic  products  as  are  used  in  the  laboratories 
and  the  medical  and  surgical  practice  of  the  department  for  the 
purposes  of  diagnosis,  prophylaxis,  or  treatment ;  to  account  for  all 
moneys  received  from  sales  of  medical  supplies,  in  accordance  with 
the  provisions  of  the  Army  regulations  or  disposed  of  by  order  of 
competent  authority ;  to  inspect  the  department's  stores  and  supplies 
of  drugs,  medicines,  hospital  dressings,  reagents,  tests,  and  biologic 
products  and  determine  their  deterioration  and  fitness  for  use ;  to 
cooperate  with  the  other  branches  of  the  department  in  rendering 
first  aid  and  wound  dressing  and  in  the  making  of  diagnostic  and 
chemical  tests,  to  establish  and  maintain  a  systematic  course  of  study 
and  training,  including  the  advances  made  in  medicine,  pharmacy, 
and  sciences  allied  thereto,  to  be  pursued  by  the  members  of  the 
Army  Pharmaceutical  Corps  who  are  seeking  promotion  in  the 
corps. 
Sec.  4.  That  the  pharmacist  director  shall  be  a  graduate  of  a 
reputable  school  of  pharmacy,  have  had  not  less  than  five  years  of 
pharmaceutical  experience,  and  have  established  a  creditable  record 
in  the  profession  of  pharmacy. 
The  duties  of  the  pharmacist  director  shall  include  the  following : 
To  have  supervison  over  the  Army  Pharmaceutical  Corps ;  to  see 
that  discipline  is  maintained  and  duties  are  efficiently  performed ;  to 
formulate  rules  and  regulations,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Sur- 
geon General,  for  coordinating  the  work  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Corps 
with  the  duties  of  the  other  branches  of  the  Medical  Department 
to  approve  all  contracts  for  supplies  procured  by  the  corps ;  to  in- 
spect, either  in  person  or  by  deputy,  all  deliveries  of  supplies  and 
pass  upon  the  purity  and  quality  thereof,  and  compliance  with 
specifications  and  the  acceptance  or  rejection  ;  to  have  the  authority 
to  inspect  the  manufacture  of  such  supplies,  and  to  direct  their 
manufacture  in  any  factory  or  laboratory  that  may  be  taken  over 
by  the  Government,  or  that  may  be  established  by  the  Government, 
for  their  production;  to  establish  standards  for  supplies  of  non- 
official  drugs,  chemicals,  and  preparations,  and,  where  feasible,  pre- 
scribe the  methods  of  assay  for  these;  to  publish,  with  the  approval 
