The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-26
PHARMACY BOARD
TO DO ITS! PART
Secretary Miller Says His Body,
Takes Cog1izat1cc Of
Complaint.
DRUG CLERKS STATEMENT
The Report Was First Made to
As Chief Werner, and 'rl1c11 to
Commemorative Attorney.

Tho Bonrd OF Pharmacy will give to ! lie
Commonwealth lbs Attorney MI possible os--
estance III the prosecution Of the cases
against several druggists q. allowing
unregistered clcrlss to compound pre-
scriptions. iii s
/ Il Mr.. II. a. Miller, Secretary OF the
Board, said yesterday that the Lizard
| had been placed In rather bad light
by tho statement TINT the law forbade
tho Commemorative AttJrrny froii nGt-
Ing without the Boards consent. as5
Eve are always ready to prosecute
any violation Of the law, aud at this time
| there are moro than one hundred %n1ld
sixty cases III the Valley. Q t Virginia.
where poisons were sold inliscrinlnate-
| ly."'$ III ~ # a # s3sii (.
Nj. Miller could not speak Tor the on
tire Board, but said that he believed
that II It was shown that Tho charges
| now pending against the druggists We're
correct th1t the Board would sanction
the action Of tie COr1mo,wca,th'Y's AT t.
torney.5 Ak If KS Il. III "a, I'D
"1u1e Drug Clerks Assoc,a ton did not
inform the Boa ri OF this matter and we
knew OF It first when It came to the
public notice through the courts. we
would have taken It up had we known
OF IT, declared Mr.. Miller
Mr.. r. G. F1-avel, President OF the State
Assocla tion Of Registered Drug and AS
sista1rt Drug Clerks said yesterday that
the Association had no III will against
the Board OF Pharmacy. The Assoca-
ton, he said, had thought 4 right and
proper to report tho lnatter to tho. chief
of-poioe and leave It there. i
Action Of Drug Clerks.
Mr.. Farley. Secretary OF the Clerks AS
ISOLATION. some time ago sent out this
circular to all druggists in the city:
$ Richmond Va, March q. 1906.
Dear sir,-No doubt YOU will be inter-,
ested In The movement recently inaug-
,lrated by the Virginia Association OF
Registered Drug Clerks to correct certain
existing evils relative to the practice OK
pharmacy in Virginia q
For some time It has been an open
secret that there are In the State to-day
many who are not registered themselves,
nor employing for their asss hts regis
tered pharmacists, as required by law.
such men have no right, legal or moral,
to pose as pharmacists. or to be your.
competitors IN business. The#legitimate
druggists interests and the registered
clerks interests are mutual.
"A This association has reasons to believe
that law bIding druggists th1'ou ghput the
State will uphold 1t in Its endeavor to
prosecute and bring to- justice allsvlola-4
tors Of the law. To prosecute to the full
extent OF law is what this association
proposes to do, and all law abiding drug
gists are earnestly requested to lend q
helping hand. 81 III Ell i ss
Yours for a higher standard OF phar-.
n1acy4in Virginia. t8y ss 3S3i e a{j5t III "
(signed) I'VE a355 ISL
TERED DRUG CLERKS.
Action Of Authorities.
When Chief OF Police Werner received
tho II information that unregistered
clerks were filling prescriptions. he had
a consultation with Commemorative At
torney Folkes, with the result that two
young men were employed to find, II
there were any. clerks who had not
passed an examination and who were
compromising prescriptions. The cases In
Police Court Tuesday morning showed
that the young man had been at work:
But the question was then raised that
unless the Board Of Pharmacy became
the complainant or Informant tho court
could do nothing in the case. a post.
ponement was ordered until September.
and at this time the board will appear
through its officers and take hand.
The board will be the Informant in all
probability.