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and  sold  of  inferior  quality;  such  abuses,  attributable  in  part  to 
want  of  proper  pharmacological  information  on  the  part  of  some 
druggists  and  apothecaries  who  vended  and  physicians  who  buy, 
had  attracted  the  attention  of  those  interested  in  the  proper  con- 
duct of  the  trade,  and  had  led  to  some  druggists  and  apothecaries 
at  the  suggestion  of  one  of  the  faculty  of  medicine  of  the  Univer- 
sity, to  direct  the  attention  of  the  trustees  to  the  subject,  in  con- 
sequence of  which  they  have  taken  the  action  reported  at  the 
previous  meeting.  It  was,  however,  apparent  that  the  measures 
proposed  by  the  University  were  not  well  adapted  to  correct  existing 
irregularities,  which  could  be  best  remedied  by  the  interposition 
and  active  agency  of  the  druggists  and  apothecaries  themselves. 
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carpenters'  hall  in  1821 
To  this  end,  the  foundation  of  The  College  of  Apothecaries 
was  recommended,  the  attention  of  which  will  be  constantly 
directed  to  the  qualities  of  articles  brought  into  the  drug  market, 
in  which  subjects  relating  to  their  business  and  its  objects  can 
be  discussed,  and  information  beneficial  and  instructive  to  the  trade 
communicated.    It  vvas  recommended  that  a  school  of  pharmacy 
