, 1874-11-06
MEDICAL.
Tic College Of Pharmacy OIL
Physicians MD lpruggists.
Tho Homeopathic or Vaccination.


COLLEGE OF PHARMACY.
p1lYs1utAN5 AND pnuo0lsTa.
a epocat mooting Of tic Chicago College of
Pharmacy waa hold yeatortlay afternoon at tho
Collogein nice's Building, Dearborn street, r. II.
PATTERSON In tho chair, aud J. J.. slddall 6core-
tuty.
Tho frar u,tetueBu was tho presentation Of tho
report from Special Committee appointed by
tho College to confor with emiar Committees OF
tho medical sociotoB OF tho oily. III roforonco to
charges preferred u tho public proaH TINT phar-
| macists and physicians Hero actlng In collusion
10 dofraud tho public. Tho report, rs sub
mittod, condemned .tho giving or rocolving
Of commissions In compoun1tng prescriptions
In tho way Of froo Office rents aud tho 1iso Of
prescription blanks bearing tho nanlo Of physi-
| cia1la Tho sa1no report was published in thcBo
| columns several wooks ago.
| sIr aurgont objected to that part Of tho report
prohibiting tho ,lso of prescription blanlsB. 1Io
| was ready, howoyor, to do away with tho prac-
| lice,
| Alr. Buck did not undorntnnd tho report ns
prohibiting tho uso Of bianks, hut 1t was simply
| oonlcmn!ng 1t.
| A general diaouseion followed rs 10 the :" code
| OF othos," its moaning aud ,mportanco.
| hlr. Ebert did not uso tho blanks, and ho
| found tho plan M advantage to h!s busfnoss.
Ho wanted tho report adoplod.
| EIr. sargont said II tue report wcro adoptod
ho hopod tho first druggist who violated 1t would
| bo tried by tho College.
! hlr. Ebert said he hopod to bo tried md OK
pollod II fnurd guilty OF any Practices sought to
| ho condemned. IIo know TINT members Of tho
| Oollcge woro giving FREQ oieico ront md thus
whipping tho devil around tho stump. uo llopnd
| tho practice would not bo coutiuuod by any
reputable druggist. ..... ..--,
Air Buck thought tho blanks were Of moro nd
vantage really to tho patlent mud phyac!an thais
| tho druggist. In many cnAos the llso Of blan ks
MAS necessary, but 10 cause for collasion, aud
Mr. Sargent thought tho idea Of collusion vas
Mr. Ebert thought tho druggista of tho city.
generally Bpeaking, equally qualified, aud that
| tliae blal,ks weto OF no benefit to this paticut.
| Tho ueo of blanks would foster cortain largo
"show windows" to tho actrimont OF tho smaller
druggists, aud ho wns opposed to tdcir Use.
A eross-lro then followed boswcon suburban
and down town druggists Us to thcir respective
! abilities to compound prnsor'ptlons.
Mr. Dlocki said it tho CoIlo.e attempted to
curtal his furnishing prescription blanks to ro-
gardod tho whole afrair as q farce, and tho
sooner it wns disposed of the bottor.
After somo further discussion tho report WAS
adotted, with tho recommendation thai tho prac-
tices condemned III spirit bo hereafter condomu-
cd in practice by ovory nombor Of tho College.
Mr. Sargent introduced the following reaolu'
lion, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolpcd, That tho College condemns tho net O!
physicians who writc prescriptions IN manner aud
form not tntuglIo to we'll uncAica pharmacists, as
rSeogn!sed In our text-books, snch pracco beiug un
| professional aud uufair TO our rroEcss'on'
On motion, thu meeting adjonrnod.
4 meeting Of tho College Trustees was he!t
immediately aftorward. wheu several bills WoIt
| audited and ordered paid.