Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-23
Yesterdays Eyery Evening.

Yesterdays Every Evening.
Editor Every EpsHiJg: / am much in.
tercsted in letter appearing in your issue
OF Monday, signed "Physlcian giving
the public his side of why physician
should be allowed TO conduct pharmacy
In connection with his practice Of uedi.
cine, without the employment of grndu.
ate in pharmacy. Ihis letter is called
forth by the misinterpretatlon of Il bill to
Spgulate the practice Of pharmacy in bel
aware recently introduced in the House
OF Representatives, TT Dover, by Mr.. i
Harvey Spruance. . pharmacist Of this
fitv. write misinterprctation because the
bill does mol read that every physician
pharmacist must employ Il graduate in
pharmacy. From MIR. Spruance himself I
have it that the bill provides that every
physician practiGing pharmacy must en-.
bloy qualified assistant
This bill was formulated by the State
Board OF Pharmacy, among whose mem.
bers are believe, two physicians, one OF
them Observation-Disclosures uI this city,
and another member graduates thisspring
from the medical department Of the
University of Pennsylvania The two re-
naming members of the board are
pharmacists, having been in business sew
eral years; one Of them | know Is u
graduate of the Philadelphia College Of
Pharmacy. When such men as these de
wise such provision rs this section II the
Dlllt LneN surely atL from reason, an We
ascertain what this reason is
The clerk in the employ of the rhv-
stefan pharmacist IS jlsC as Liable to make
a fatal error in CpmpOInliug IrrscIip-
tiOn rs is the clerk Of tile professional
pharmacist. In that event why should
they not employ qualified assistant as
well as the professional pharmacists
\ pharmacists ~ the present law must
be graduate in pharmacy, or have had At
least four years continuous practical eN-
pereuee i'll the reiall drag business, at 4
pass satisfactory examination before tie
state Board of Pharmacy, o. he must be u
graduate in incidence
To be a graduate IN pharmacy. the can
didate must have CertirIgtGS TO present to
the college officials, showing he has had
Tour years continuance practical expert
% cnee IN the retail drug business, and have
attended two courses Of lectures 1T the
College of Pharmacy, and passed one year 5
examinations, theoretical ana practical,
before he is eligible TO lInal examinations
and graduation. AS q near equivalent to
graduation in pharmacy il a CLERK has not
had college privileges, Four years expert
enCe and an examination passed before
the state Board vi Pharmacy Il deemed i
fair equivalent, ana he is Dy law allowed
to conduct pharmacy as proprietor or
manager.
Now take the physcian.p pharmacist.
Ry virtue Of diploma in medicine he is
deemed at present competent 10 conduct
pharmacy, And YET "physlClan' com.
plains because Il bill if ii passes, viii
compel him to employ qualified assistant.
Does the course OF study in college 81
medicine teach the matriCulant slttigient
pharmacy 10 enable graduate to start d
pharmacy and be competent to direct the
work oil any clerk, whether he be a QUali.
lied assistant or graduate in pharmacy
Not single college oil medicine III these
United states does that
The possession of diploma does no
SIGNIFY that the physician is an accom-
plished pharmacist. Physician writes
Now, why should physician be com
PEELED TO employ a graduate in pharmucy
and All other druggists - scot free Arr
the doctors so very ignorant after hayiu,
spent years, many OF them, in hard aul
laborious study, administering To tn
various needs of the sick, in prescribing
and dispensing drugs to relieve pain an'
save life, at all hours bnth day and night
that they must be compelled 10 have the
work inspected by some fellow who barrel
knew enough to get Iii. diploma iron
some college Of pharmacy
Physician fUrgets that II took two d
three years Of hard study and dsugreeabl
work at college before he WAS allowed l.
present himself for graduation in med
cine. and does lie think that /. correspond
ing amount Of work at college Of pAa
macy, term Of apprenticeship uf Ion
hours, all kinds of mental work to stal
with, and rising as time lapse ana abilIt
increases TO the position oil graduate !
pharmacy, does not count for as much
his own work ?
Ii every physician is competent to nal
age pharmacy why was the law mao
requiring pharmacists to be 4 graduate /
pharmacy or to have had certain wears ,
experience III the business ana HAS, ali !
animation before the state Board ii ma
macy 2 1t was TO Keep inexperienced al
incompetent persons from what is no
known to be learned profess On ana il
a trade, rs formerly. rs ! fail 0u see how
physician is qualified by tile possession OF
diploma III medicine u PRACTICE unarmaC
also fail to see Why he sAulld not
regarded as incompetent o. II least Inc
perienceu, and not be rOWpei.e ed as We'll
professional pharmacist 90 employ
qualified assistant
In Pennsylvania, AS physician" say
every one desiring to own or manage
pharmacy, whether u graduate in phg
macy or not, mus. pass an eNamItIatir
before the State Board OF Pharmacy Il
any physician who has had }uree yea
experience IN the practice 0I medicine nj
open pharmacy.
Governor lattison, in his last annu
message makes the following staIrmc
concerning this law: HE act Of IL,
regulating the practice Of PHARMACY, Won
be rendered. more elective uy aulcIiiHIuI
section IL OF this act provide, thar Al
graduate of any accredited medical q
lege, who has had not less than TIN
years continued medical practice sin
the date Of his diploma ard who is reg
tered as q practitioner % medicine on NJ
gerry may he registered under the iii,
macy act without examination and
granted q certificate 10 all the prI : lei
under the Law the special training
quired by the pharmacist can only hl Il
after term Of apprentices hip or 4 Culll
course, and oven alter that la has 10 III
an examination. Ills college curitiC
docs not carry with it the >aiae Force It
effect ~ the diploma and experience
the physician, 1t is recommended ii
section ! Of the act Of ls,5 bu Iuue..eu,
as 10 place the demands Of registration
al applicants upaCr the pharmacy act
the same footing,
Governor Fattison not uuy displl
wisdom, but lie Is also prompted ~
spirit Of fairness. Why SuoaId the nj
siclah who has no training yr education
the practice OF pharmacy be licensed A
pharmacist withuu, an examination
fore the state Board II S ulHnitcstiv
far ana IS sp pronounced BY the mgst
telliRent ahd competent physicians.
Physician Who IS cOtIIeteHt and Who
sres 70 enter the drug business wofld
pcT.ence no difficulty IN passiUg the
animation. whilst JAt one vino IS ACu
potent and unable To- pass the rAuHiuaJ
should MOI be allowed to Ifar, CT the /
Eortant profession Ot pharmacy. The ri
slGan Of any aCh9u ~ already sUlfl .cu
protected by The SECTION wHiri perm
him 10 dispense all mceaiu ren.eaa, 90
own alleuts.
What The pharmacists ask al line han
81 the Legislature b. q IJir issy, 3llt ! Z
sure nFc5'lSdt uU vs. lAelu WWi s0uN,