Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Feb.,  1891. 
Reviews. 
109 
Prof.  Maisch  said  that  it  was  strange  that  a  subject,  which  had  so  long  been 
in  contention  in  this  country,  should  never  have  been  regulated  by  legal 
enactment,  or  tested  by  direct  action  in  court.  Dr.  Weidemann  said  his  prac- 
tice was  to  give  the  original  'prescription  if  it  was  insisted  on.  The  Secretary 
stated  that  the  late  Hon.  Wm.  A.  Porter  said  it  was  the  duty  of  the  apothecary 
to  hold  it,  it  was  his  only  security  in  case  trouble  should  arise  in  relation  to 
the  compounding  of  it. 
Mr.  Mclntyre  stated  that  Prof.  Maisch,  years  ago,  said  that  physicians  far 
more  frequently  gave  verbal  than  written  orders  for  the  renewal  of  prescrip- 
tions ;  that  when  a  physician  ordered  in  writing,  that  a  prescription  should  not 
be  repeated,  he  would  not  repeat  it,  but  if  it  was  printed  on  the  blank  that  the 
prescription  should  not  be  repeated  he  paid  no  attention  to  the  notice,  in  case 
the  patient  applying  for  the  renewal,  stated  that  it  had  been  ordered  by  the 
physician  verbally. 
Mr.  Moerk  read  a  paper  supplementary  to  the  one  read  at  the  November 
meeting,  on  the  effects  of  mercurous  salts  upon  the  detection  of  silver  with  the 
customary  tests. 
Dr.  Archibald  exhibited  a  new  suppository  mould,  so  arranged  that  beautiful 
suppositories  can  be  readily  prepared  by  compression,  the  manipulation  of  the 
apparatus  not  requiring  any  skill. 
A  query  was  propounded  whether  Carron  oil  should  be  prepared  by  means 
of  Linseed  or  Cotton-seed  oil ;  several  replied  immediately  that  Linseed  oil 
gave  the  better  results. 
Questions  relating  to  the  composition  of  Whitworth? s  liniment,  also  called 
Red  Bottle,  and  to  Aristol,  were  referred,  the  former  to  Mr.  Mclntyre,  and  the 
latter  to  Mr.  Beringer. 
In  answer  to  a  question,  what  was  meant  in  a  prescription  calling  for 
Bimuriate  of  Quinine,  reply  was  made  that  probably  bimuriate  of  quinine 
and  urea  was  the  salt  intended. 
Mr.  Webb  said  he  had  been  greatly  interested  in  the  meeting,  which  was 
more  than  ordinarily  instructive,  and  felt  glad  to  see  so  many  more  present. 
On  motion  adjourned.  T.  S.  WIEGAND, 
  Registrar. 
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