Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-12
PHARMACY PRACTICE
PROVISIONS OF THE ACT RECENT
LIZ APPROVED.

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OF pharmacy and the sales Of poisons In
the District of Columbia. a number of
changes are made In the method Of doing
business. The first section Of the act ex-
plains that ut shall be unlawful for any
person not licensed as pharmacist within
the meaning Of this act to conduct OF man
age any pharmacy, drug or chemical store.
apothecary shop. or other place Of business
for the retailing. compromising or dispensing
OF any drugs. chemicals, or poisons, or for
the compromising Of physicians prescrip-
ttons. or to keep exposed for sale, at retail
any drugs chemicals. or poisons, except as
hereinafter. provided; or, except as herein
after provided, for any person not licensed
as pharmacist within the meaning of
this act to compound, dispense. or sell. at
retail, any drug, chemical, poison, or phar-
meceutical preparation upon the prescrip-
ton OF a physician. or otherwise, or to
compound physicians prescriptions, except
as an aid to and under the proper super
Vision OF a pharmacist licensed under this
act. And It shall be unlawful for any
owner or manager Of pharmacy, drug
store or other place Of business to cause
or permit any person other than licensed
pharmacist to compound, dispense. or sell.
at retail, any drug. medicine, or poison, ex-
cept as an aid to and under the proper
supervision of a licensed pharmacist"
1t Is also provided In the law that per-
SONS OtneT uIldU registered pUdTtUHciSLS may
sell household ammonia and concentrated
I've, In sealed containers plainly labeled SO,
as to indicate the nature of the contents.
with the yord poison" and with a state
ment Of two or more antidotes to be used
in case of poisoning. and may sell bicar-
Donate of soda, borax, cream Of tartar,
olive oil, sal ammOniac and sal soda; and
persons other than registered pharmacists
containers, properly labeled, such COM
pounds as are commonly known az patent"
or proprietary" medicines, except those
the sale of which is regulated by the pro-
visions of sections eleven and thirteen OF
this act"
Must File Formal Applications.
Persons who are now In business are en-
titled to continue under their present license
until the end Of the calendar year. when
they must file formal applications. Licenses
are to be issued after examination of ap-
plicants by a properly constituted board.
Section Of the act refers to licenses be-
ing obtained by fraud and provides that
no person shall hold license vino Is ad-
dicted to the use of any narcotic or stimu-
liant. or to be suffering from physical or
mental disease, or a person who has been
convicted OF crime involving moral tur-
pitude or who Is OF immoral character. Pro-
vision Ia made for the appointment Of a
board Of pharmaceutical examiners, to con-
sist of five registered pharmacists to be
a n no hOar raf orxHc
TIE no,,ca ds,sa,+,, 0a 1ut 20 snae;.,x,
terested in section II Of the law. which re-
lates to traffic In cocaine and other articles
that are used by the so-called dope
fiends"
..rhot q shor ha ,,r,.r,r,u -or arv ror-
son. by himself or by his servant or agent
or as the servant or agent or anv Other
person. or OF any Arm or CORPORATION to
sell. furnish. or give away any cocaine.
salts ~ conatna Or nra," rat,o,, .o,,to,,in1
cocatna ~ saits ~ 80 3,a. ,,,o-nhi,a Its
of nornh,ne or nrena ratinn cnnSa,n,n
,ao-nhine 90 .ait. 20 r,o,,.h;ra. ~. a,s,
nriup, Or nrana rst,on on,,totnin. n,,,',,.
~ ar,, chIoroJ $500 ~ ,,ra,a nn,,
tatni,,r nhInra, hudreta cast o tna
ar,ans, rrI,ta orasn e1 rrr; urom 'n nc
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cine. aen.istry on veterinary medicine:
Wnicn oraer OF prescription snail De dated
ana snail contain the name OF the per-
son Tor whom prescribed. or. II ordered
by practicioner OF veterinary medicine,
shall state the kind OF animal for which or
dered. ana snail Dc signed by the person
giving the order or prescription.
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