Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
July,  1919. 
Editorial. 
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medicinal  wines  official  in  some  of  the  foreign  pharmacopoeias,  which 
in  this  country  are  more  or  less  prescribed  on  prescriptions. 
In  reply  your  attention  is  called  to  T.  D.  2788,  copy  of  which  is 
enclosed,  from  which  you  will  note  that,  in  order  to  be  entitled  to 
obtain  non-beverage  wines  for  the  purposes  mentioned  in  your  letter, 
it  is  necessary  to  qualify  by  obtaining  permit  and  giving  bond.  The 
bond  given  covering  the  use  or  sale  of  non-beverage  spirits  is  not 
sufficient  to  cover,  in  addition,  the  use  or  sale  of  non-beverage  wines, 
and  therefore,  if  it  is  desired  to  use  or  sell  both  spirits  and  wines  it 
will  be  necessary  to  give  a  bond  covering  both  these  articles  in  the 
form  prescribed  in  the  above  Treasury  Decision.  Also  a  permit 
must  be  procured  covering  the  use  of  non-beverage  wines  in  specific 
preparations,  for,  as  in  the  case  of  non-beverage  spirits,  non-bev- 
erage wines  may  be  used  only  as  expressly  stated  in  the  permit. 
Non-beverage  wines  may  be  in  the  production  of  medicinal 
preparations,  including  those  official  in  some  of  the  foreign  pharma- 
copoeias, not  contained  in  the  U.  S.  P.  or  N.  F.,  provided  the  sworn 
data  and  samples  called  for  in  T.  D.  2788  are  submitted,  and  permit 
is  obtained  and  bond  filed  covering  the  manufacture  of  such  prep- 
arations. 
An  additional  letter  dated  June  6,  1919,  has  also  been  received  by 
this  Bureau  from  you,  in  reference  to  the  use  of  potable  distilled 
spirits  and  wines  as  such  for  medicinal  purposes.  This  letter  will  be 
considered  by  this  Bureau  and  you  will  be  advised  at  a  later  date  of 
the  conclusion  reached. 
Respectfully, 
(Signed)    H.  M.  Gaylord, 
Deputy  Commissioner. 
As  a  necessity,  most  pharmacists  have  already  given  bond  and 
obtained  the  permit  to  obtain  alcohol  for  sale  or  use  as  non-beverage 
spirits  but  as  a  rule  the  form  used  did  not  cover  the  use  or  sale  of 
non-beverage  wine.  From  the  above  decision,  it  is  apparent  that  to 
secure  wines  for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing  non-beverage  articles, 
such  as  wine  of  beef  and  iron  or  other  N.  F.  formulas,  he  must 
either  amend  his  bond  for  the  withdrawal  of  non-beverage  alcohol 
or  file  a  new  bond  that  will  cover  wines  for  such  purpose  as  well  as 
alcohol. 
The  pharmacist  must,  however,  bear  in  mind  that  this  decision 
