The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-05
IDAHO PHARMACY LAW.
state Now Has Emelsnt Supervision of the
Trade.

Trade,
IL may be interesting 20 know for
the fact has never been adequately
published-th that idaho has one Of the
most efficient laws regulating the
practice Of pharmacy in existence.
Il u the equal Of that OF any other
state and superior TO those " good
many Of the commonwealth o. this
country. II Is interesting also TO
note that this law has been on the
statute books less than a year, says
the Statesman.
L. W. Smith, secretary OF the
state board % pharmacy, aud the
author % the Law Ia question, tells
something Of tbs operation Of the
statute. The law was passed BY the
last legislature, u which Mr, smith
was a member from Washington
county, being enacted on March Q
ng the present year. The Law deal.
Ing with ths practice Of pharmacy
was modelled IN many particulars
after that % the state Of Ohio, which
Is recognized BY the drug and medical
authorities Of the country a. one Of
the best 10 existence
Before the enactment ot the Idaho
law. anyone, whatever might be- bis
qualifications for tho business, tn
any county not having a pharmacy
board, might engage la he drug
business, and there was nothing 90
combat all the evils that were sure Ia
come Of eaFslessly con pounded pre-.
scriptious aud Iooseuess Of practice
generally. There were under the old
las Supposed 10 10 pharmacy board
Of three members Ia each county Dt
the state, bat as matter 81 fact
about half the counties, being but
sparssly settled. we're altogether
without these boards and tho result,
that 81 druggists operating without
being responsible ia anyone, could
be easily imagined.
with a board - three mem bers tn
every county there should naturally
have been % such members In the
state, rather expensive organization
10 keep up, hut generally not more
than half the counties had any such
boards at all Now. under the opera
tion OF the new Law, there IL one
board OF three members, doing al
the work that was supposed to have
been done by the old boards, ant
doing 1t much more satisfactorily.
The members Of the present boarr
are l.. W. Smith, Charles X. Mo
Crum, Of Boise. and K. +. Payne
Of Idaho City, all recognized n
among the ablest and most ex
perisnced pharmacists of the state.
For some time Mr. smith ha
been busy sending out certificates :,
the pharmacists Of the state who ar,
recognized as entitled to them
Under the provisions Of the new law
the druggists already doug business
, in the state we're allowed TO rsgiste
with the new board during the period
from May to July :, the registra
ton closing at the latter date Il
the case Of all applications mad
, since July : for permission TO enRag
I in the drug business IN the state !
3 Is necessary for applicants to appea
! before the board and satisfy th
/ board az to their general fitness.
Mr.. Smith says that there are nos
357 registered druggists In the state
aud that when all the application
: now Ia hand have been passed upo
I there will probably be about 375
Under the law the strictest super
= vision Of the pharamcy business
a made by the state authorities. TIL
r Druggists Circular, published !
: New York, the recognized dru
authority Of the country, holds u
the Idaho Law as a model.