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observed  in  their  several  relations  to  each  other,  to  the  medical  profession 
and  to  tho  public. 
With  this  object  in  view,  as  well  as  the  elevation  of  the  professional  stand- 
ard, the  members  of  the  Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy  have  agreed  upon 
the  following  principles  for  their  government  in  their  business  pursuits  : — 
Article  1. — That  we  adhere  to  the  National  Pharmacopoeia  as  our  guide 
in  the  preparation  of  all  officinal  medicines,  so  far  at  least  as  the  strength 
of  said  preparations  is  concerned,  and  also  to  the  mode  of  preparation,  ex- 
cept in  such  cases  where  we  may  conceive  the  same  result  attainable  by 
another  process  believed  by  us  to  be  preferable.  We  would  except  from 
this  restriction  any  particular  preparation  that  may  be  specified  by  a 
Physician,  as,  for  instance-,  Majendie's  Solution  of  Morphia. 
Article  2. — We  discountenance  all  secret  formulae  between  Physicians 
and  Apothecaries,  and  hold  it  to  be  our  duty  to  communicate  the  formula 
and  mode  of  preparation  of  any  medicine  which  is  used  in  the  practice  of  a 
physician,  upon  the  request  of  a  member  of  this  College,  where  such  formula 
shall  have  originated  with  us,  and  even  when  we  may  have  otherwise  ob- 
tained it,  unless  in  the  latter  instance  we  would  violate  a  moral  principle 
in  so  doing. 
Furthermore,  we  hold  it  to  be  the  duty  of  every  member  of  this  College 
to  communicate  at  the  monthly  meetings  all  improvements  in  formulae, 
manipulation,  apparatus,  &c,  and  such  useful  hints  as  may  have  occurred 
to  his  mind  from  time  to  time  in  relation  to  the  business,  for  the  sake  of 
adding  to  the  general  fund  of  knowledge  and  to  promote  the  advancement 
of  the  profession. 
Article  3. — As  the  diagnosis  and  treatment  of  diseases  belong  to  the  pro- 
vince of  a  distinct  profession,  and  as  a  pharmaceutical  education  does  not 
qualify  the  graduate  for  these  responsible  offices,  we  should,  where  it  is 
practicable,  refer  applicants  for  medical  aid  to  a  regular  physician.  The 
oft  repeated  assertion  that  many  persons  are  not  pecuniarily  able  to  em- 
ploy a  physician,  may  be  met  with  the  fact,  that  there  are  several  excellent 
and  well  managed  Dispensaries  where  medical  attendance  and  medicines 
are  furnished  gratuitously. 
Article  4. — We  discountenance  all  connection  between  Apothecaries 
and  Physicians,  either  as  joint  proprietors  of  stores,  or  in  stores  which  are 
owned  by  Physicians  and  conducted  by  Apothecaries  under  their  own  names. 
And  being  convinced  that  the  practice  of  allowing  Physicians  a  percentage 
on  the  price  of  their  prescriptions,  is  not  only  highly  disreputable  to  both 
the  Physician  and  Apothecary  engaged  therein,  but  injurious  to  the  public 
interest,  we  do  not  consider  any  Apothecary  who  is  guilty  of  this  dishonor- 
able practice,  entitled  to  associate  with  us  as  a  member  of  this  College. 
Article  5, — The  Apothecary  should  be  remunerated  by  the  public  for 
his  knowledge  and  skill,  and  in  his  charges  should  be  regulated  by  the 
time  consumed  in  preparation,  as  well  as  by  the  value  of  the  article  sold ; 
