The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-09-26
PROPRIETARY REMEDIES VS.
PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS
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Misuse 81 Digs ~ Tes FsarA ory
Thrss pr Cert Wsrs Dsst % pstsnt
Medicines. Aessr1ns - Flssrsa
Basss en Msdlcsi c~ssaasstsL

TREE Far Cert Nefa 1917
Me1Ieinea. Accsr1r7 80 rlssres
Bass1 cn Msdicsi c~srta.stel
ne press commitiee ~ 90 Prupre
tary AHsoaa1f0a o. Amegica uW pre-
srf N ne zea neeti1g - nE by
q report slgEinR TIE nzater - sea
6arfai deaths c41sst ~ Fzfeat masn
cines 10 the tuo Tearg eaanK 1ane -.
1897. - e1wraref ulfA deaskH fr1@
osher c4Ess
AfncE lnmeslzfeiT arer ms teefa-
Ming % Ire lzteEf crEEzEe aEztzEt
prorde1ay mesicinss thia csunafea
was distracted % eolest data Ua
work was done throuEh the eg7zaE
blreazN WkIch farnhs1 a1ccznta a.
an deatha exclusive ~ pGta s1s %
he uis1s - medcrea eyzr1 q
potuo1G Tke naE1't E1ouef ezt CAY
three p cs1L coad BE- traced q
nssfiT % the projects -zfe ~ ia
members 90 fhe zE11c
TIE Ersatea care B Ez % h1ge
been exercised in zauzazE fhs
ares reoared Wssesr ~ ezzsa
q death vas 611btf1E Esaal tzFaE
nEztioa wza Eate. ID matter where
the czss U1ett have occurred TE4
W0rk - asserting and rreaar1ng ths
reeord Nas d1ne Ca Cfaaaa anF a.
original eIppiau and e1TresEo11e1as
are O. TIE poEBeasz - ErFl1 y
Kemp. ia Ia safe ErssL MAJ city.
the a-Esoeiattoaa pubNctE szs-E Ia
report szyE IA part
"A large Es-ber - aecffemfN rs
Euiting fatally or nskerw1a wsa
azussd - the c-zre1esszesz q pe-r1ss
Eko isft druH. meEsct1as 81 ro1a1-a
within ne reach 81 ehii1rsn a arEs
nEuber. aso. Were ezuse5 ~ pe-Ba.s
gDing 10 Uedictoe cabinets in the Dark
and taking coEu the wgurr bcssia
u 10 case reported vas any ue1EGra
patent or OthsTwise. bsid resroaHte
for Il5uFT Or dezth e1oert whn III
Ufthin the reach % chlEFea a. aka
o. administered tn gross uwars
The COMMITTEES says that 81 Is or
likely that any cases q data fruu
the use o. patent ue6ici-s ssra1aa
the newspapers but nat e Is prub-
able thst death from the czEass tabn
lated did occur without receiving ush
hcity. Physicians. Of courss. report
the ca1ses q death Tie conszlfiea
says that they would Be TIE hist 70
suppress the cause II d1e 70 TIE use
d medicine net regularly prescribed
A recEuitglstion Of the Committees
findings show ass cases az -pnisonlnx
d which l.7S3 Eers fatal ne great
est number Of cases. 1856. with sea
deaths. IS attributed . o Medicines
'ther than proprietary usme6ieA
There are on TIE list 50 cases q sick-
tess and - deaths due 10 patent medi-
clneG
AnaiyEing its statistics the commit
tee finds 2oi eases Of sickness win
lf5 deaths. due 70 stryehnfns tEb,ssz
which are among physicians favodts
remedies and are often lafg Hithis tie
reach Of chIi6reu-
Under the head o. miseellaneous
prescriptions ara grouped "a cases
Whene The report says Il has been i'm
possible after dlnsent Inquiry 10 as
certain the name or the character ~
the drug or medicine which caused in
jury OF death. beyond The fact that
The medicine or drug was prescribed
By q physician OF these cases Is
Eere fatal The committee SAYS
Unaer the head o. AN Patent
Medicines are grouped an those REM
edies which are recognized as patenf
medicines and Ehlch are advertised
direct 10 The pebble fnr internal use
Competent authorities say thar az
least o0ehAf q the medicines takea
IN the URitei States are 81 the Esad
known As patcnt medirine ana ret
a twO years amoaE 81. Geo 600 ps5sie
there have heen but n.aaty cases
tfory{hree fatall that have hsen re-
ported IN the newspapers fram tha
use or misuse % these rcmesioa
Not In q single fuzzy suostanaaied
case Is h erer charged that auY pat'
ent me8ioine Ia recommended ti
Was inlarious Ia this counectson q.
shnal8 D. understood that sa making
death certificates aad Ga neportng
cases o. inlagy 90 the u~ausg2pera
from ahtch these eases ser secured.
a physician haa the final w0rd ana
Tn thls connection IS there any prob.
ability that the doesdg VIII hide bis
osn careiessness or nesieer ~ that q
a ielioN praedu0aer whose suppori
ka may want AZ same time and Il
therc cven a possibility that BE mishi
hide any nesponahi1W that could ~
thrown AZ a patent medicines Ash
yourse1 these Questions Then when
goa have foaRa the Answer eonsides
that tarins an this most thoroash
aud careful Investigation covering a
peHOd 90 two years Gu not s Nnsls
established ease vas d shown thal
pateat medicine tn recommended
doses vas inlagious
The most remarkable ease rep0rted
vas that OF an Italian aoorer en- Mes
York Who suffered non pains in ths
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