Am.  Jour.  Phariu.  ) 
August,  1909.  J 
National  Food  and  Drugs  Act, 
373 
disease  in  animals  as  well  as  in  human  beings,  so  that  all  I  have 
said  in  reference  to  these  precautions  applies  as  well  to  drugs  for 
animals  lower  than  man  as  to  those  for  man  himself. 
You  should  bear  in  mind  another  requirement  of  the  Act,  which 
is  that  any  drug  recognized  in  the  United  States  Pharmacopoeia  or 
National  Formulary,  when  sold  under  the  Pharmacopceial  name, 
must  conform  in  strength,  quality,  and  purity  to  the  standard  laid 
down  therein,  unless  the  actual  standard  of  strength,  quality,  or 
purity  of  the  drug  is  plainly  stated  on  the  bottle  or  other  container. 
I  would  particularly  admonish  and  counsel  you  to  avoid  any 
attempt  to  circumvent  the  letter  of  the  law  by  doubtful  constructions 
of  its  terms.  The  law  is  designed  to  prevent  frauds,  imposition,  and 
deception  in  commercial  relations  with  customers  and  fellow  citizens. 
The  Department  of  Agriculture  asks  of  the  Utah  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  and  of  every  pharmacist  in  this  country,  that  they  will 
use  their  best  endeavors  to  assist  in  the  enforcement  of  the  Food 
and  Drugs  Act.  Its  benefits  to  you  are  apparent  and  its  benefits  to 
the  country  as  a  whole  cannot  be  overestimated.  The  retail  druggist 
can  aid  the  Department  in  the  enforcement  of  the  law  by  dis- 
seminating information  concerning  it  and  what  is  being  done  to 
enforce  it.  He  can  aid  by  insisting  on  having  drugs  as  close  to  the 
standard  strength  as  possible,  irrespective  of  allowable  deviations  as 
stated  on  the  label.  He  can  also  aid  materially  in  endeavoring  to 
secure  legislation  in  his  own  State  in  conformity  with  the  Federal 
law ;  and,  finally,  he  can  aid  by  reporting  to  the  proper  authorities 
any  infringement  of  the  law  which  comes  under  his  notice.  The 
Department  is  always  glad  to  receive  such  reports,  if  made  in  good 
faith,  and  the  source  of  information  is  always  treated  as  confidential. 
The  wholesale  druggist  can  assist  the  Department  by  handling- 
only  such  goods  as  are  in  full  compliance  with  the  law.  Many 
wholesalers  have  their  own  pharmacists  and  analyze  all  goods  pur- 
chased by  them,  and  they  are  in  a  position  to  inform  the  Department 
who  are  the  violators  of  the  law  and  also  what  manufacturers  are 
selling  goods  at  prices  lower  than  the  pure  products  should  bring. 
The  wholesalers  can  also  be  of  assistance  by  allowing  the  Federal 
inspectors  to  go  through  their  stocks  to  look  for  misbranded  or 
adulterated  goods. 
