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(1)  The  fifth  International  Pharmaceutical  Congress  held  in  London,  August, 
i88r,  confirms  the  resolutions  at  the  previous  congresses,  as  to  the  utility  of  an 
universal  pharmacopoeia,  but  is  of  the  opinion  that  it  is  necessary  at  once  to 
appoint  a  commission,  consisting  of  two  delegates  from  each  of  the  countries 
represented  at  this  Congress,  which  shall  prepare  within  the  shortest  possible 
time  a  compilation  in  which  the  strength  of  all  potent  drugs  and  their  prepara- 
tions is  equalized. 
(2)  The  Executive  Committee  of  this  Congress  is  requested  to  take  the  neces- 
sary steps  that  the  resolution  be  speedily  carried  out. 
(3)  The  work,  when  ready,  shall  be  handed  over  by  the  delegates  to  their 
respective  governments  or  their  pharmacopceial  committees. 
(4)  It  is  desirable  that  the  commission  establish  a  uniform  systematic  Latin 
nomenclature  for  the  pharmacopoeias  of  all  countries. 
(5)  It  is  desirable  that  the  commission  take  measures  that  an  official  Latin 
translation  be  made  of  the  pharmacopoeias  of  different  countries  which  are  not 
now  published  in  that  language. 
(6)  It  is  desirable  that  the  commission  be  put  in  possession  of  all  the  manu- 
scripts, including  the  documents  relating  to  the  Universal  Pharmacopoeia,  com- 
piled by  the  Society  of  Pharmacy  of  Paris  and  presented  at  the  fourth  meeting 
of  the  Congress  at  St.  Petersburg. 
(7)  That  the  pharmaceutical  societies  of  the  respective  countries  be  requested 
to  nominate  those  members  of  the  commission  not  appointed  by  this  Congress, 
and  to  fill  up  any  vacancies  which  may  arise  from  time  to  time. 
The  next  subject  of  discussion  referred  to  the  equalization  of  the 
strength  of  official  pharmaceutical  preparations  containing  potent 
drugs.  Mr.  Madsen,  of  Copenhagen,  presented,  in  a  comprehensive 
address,  a  record  of  previous  efforts  for  attaining  to  a  satisfactory 
union  in  this  matter,  and  papers  about  the  subject  were  read  by- 
Messrs.  Peter  Squire,  of  London,  Professor  Schaer,  of  Zurich,  Dr. 
Brunnengraebery  of  Rostock,  Professor  Maisc/i,  of  Philadelphia,  and 
others. 
The  preceding  resolutions  in  regard  to  the  International  Pharma- 
copoeia embody  the  conclusions  reached  by  these  writers  and  the 
discussions. 
The  question  of  pharmacopceial  revision  was  introduced  by  Mr. 
Carteighe,  of  London,  giving  a  concise  sketch  of  the  condition  of 
pharmacy  in  England  before  the  foundation  and  the  educational 
exertions  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Society  in  1 841,  as  well  as  of  the 
origination  of  the  British  Pharmocopceia  in  1864  by  the  fusion  of 
the  pharmacopoeias  of  London,  Edinburgh  and  Dublin,  until  then 
in  use.  The  modus  of  revision  prevailing  in  the  various  countries 
was  commented  upon  by  Mr.  Peter  Squire  and  Dr.  Theoph.  Red- 
wood, of  England,  Dr.  C.  Schacht,  of  Germany,  Dr.  Pcehlf  of  Russia, 
