The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-25

State Board Of Pharmacy Will Go
After Those Not Employing
Competent Clerks.
MIND HOW THEY SELL sPOlSONS.
Law Mist Be Regarded i'll This.
Particular, and Good Drugs
Must Be Furnished.

"a After d six days session, during Which
important business was transtrctcdSFt hc
state Board of Pharmacy adjourned yes
tcrday. 'ss3t "a
The last days OF this session were ics-
pecally devoted to tho hest methods OF
enforcing the state pharmacy lnws. The
end Of the discussion was tho nvowod
determination Of the board to fight those
who are disregarding tho laws. and, with
tho MD of tho various commemorative
attorneys, to sec that the pubic is pro-
tected in the matter OF the sale Of med
5icincs Of all kinds. #
,rle main fight taJNbc made By tho
board will be that against eddrnggtsts
who do not employ registered pl,nrr1h-
$cists Or assistants, and who are not care
Eful in the saleiof poisons;. such LAS laid-
8anuin, cocaine, cchlorofcrm and sother
drugs Of q similar nature. Throughout
their fight the board will act for the
Fl best interests OF the public.
Sell Inferior Drugs.
One OF the points made by the board
is that there are many small druggists
III the country districts who sell to tho
people an inferior quality of drugs, sim
ply because they have no qualified drug
gists In their employ and do not get pure
drugs. III .4t
For Instance, there are many people
who buy laudan,im and paregorlc from
the country store. lwhichsi@it is4,elaimed,
is diluted and, Of no value, The pu l
no benefit Then the amotint IS an
creased, and later the real article may
BE purchased elsewhere and the Increased
amount used, with fatal results.
The Board OF Pharmacy was instru-a
mental in getting the laws passed IN the
Legislature and desires to have them
enforced for the protection of the people.
Their desire to get the cooperation or
the newspapers In the effort to educate
public sentiment to the point Of endorsing
and enforcing the laws and the recon-
'mendations Of the board
I'VE desire first Of, all. to become more >1
active IN the prosecution Of Offenders
than here ofore.'' said Nfr.%T. A. Miller.
secretary OF the board, toan reporter for
The Times Dispatch yesterday .Ehe
board IS now on an footing, ana
has funds with which we can direct the
fight against the Illegal selling; OF. medl-
cine. XIII
'Formerly the board was without funds
and could accomplish nothing. NOW we
are IN 4 position TO do something a13l
enliven things up a bite With the COM
Ined help of the press and people
tl,rolghout the state, We ought to bring
about new and better condition Of
things.
Rigid. Examinations. ..sl IT,.
."rlle board is especially rigid "a Its
examinations of applicants for permit 10
practice pharmacy in the StateE On All
average, only about one-third of them
~ 81 co ~
our rigorous sweat ting process, the State
would foster three times as gmany clerks.
'.'rhis makes far better and more COM
potent work among the clerks, and one
can lie reasonably certain+sof getting a
good man in one who has passed the
board. y;
..The demand is for good men and we
.tltrr only good men out among the peo-
73,cA ofjthe state. Outttor tho seTentS-six
applicants who took 7tlie examinations
this week only thirty. six passed.
..The laws regulating the examination
and appointment or licensing pharmacist
are simple, but strict, as they should
he. for the board argues that the lives
of many people arc In the iaiiGs OF tho
Pharmacists IN order to pst license.
as. a pharmacist, ful-fledged, he must
lie twcnty-onc years Of age, have four
stand the State examination.
can assistant must have two years en-
pericnce. be eighteen years old and pass
an examination by the board. The regis
tratlon fee is Stand the cxaminq ton zee
So This money makes up ~ lulit NJ vt { ne
disposal of thecboard, There Is Doso her
income and the money is used tosdefray
the necessary expenses IN carrying on
the tepartment.'
,rhc Indications are strongly for q good
fight with the state Board of Pharmacy at
the back. They are out for battle and
are determined on placing the pharmacy
business on the highest plane.
The officers OF lastS year were re-clccted,
MS follows; j. T.. Avis president, Harrison
burg; T. \. Miller, secretary, Richmond;
G. p. Kearfoot, Martinsvillc G. B, Fleet,
LynchburG; G. T. Mankin, Falls Church.