The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-11
Prof. Laid Scores
Sham Remedy Houses
Address of Famous Pure Food Expert Was Feature Address
Of the Session Of the North Dakota Druggists
7 Urges Higher Pharmacy Standard

LasL as Inc products are examined re-
ports are made for the benefit of the
public. Again, there are large num-
Der OF o-called patent medicines being
solo, In reality beverages, and these are
now being so classed by the govern
ment; 1t Is required that these pro-
ducts shall be sold the same as other
Intoxicating beverages after having
paid the u. s. revenue fee. Druggists
and other dealers handling these med
fcines In North Dakota must first see
that the same have been registered and
a certificate furnished for the sale of
the product under the registration law
of this state, otherwise, parties hand
ling such products are liable to prose-
cution and, on conviction, heavy fine.
Beverages. a
AS you are undoubtedly aware. the
law of this state requires that all bev-
erages must be registered by the pro-e
Queer or jobber before the same may
be legally sold in North Dakota / sim
ply desire to call your attention to the
matter at this time and to the fact
that there are a number of prepara
lions on our druggists shelves which
have not been registered under the pro-
visions of our beverage law. Informa
ton with regard to the particular pro-
ducts registered can be had at any time
from the department as list of the
registered products is published in bull
letin form ready for distribution. II is
also quite possible that some of the
products now registered are not in full
compliance with the requirements of
the law and should either be withdrawn
| the Co.,
ply With the provisions of our statute
before they may be handled with safety
by dealers. .....I
School of Pharmacy.
The school of pharmacy was organ
lFzed in 1902, and we are now entering
upon the eighth year Of its existence.
lt was organized to meet the demand
or druggists of the state for assistance
IN the training Of students for the prac-
tice Of pharmacy. There. have been
many difficulties and obstacles to over
come; lack Of funds have prevented the
development of the school as we would
ike to have seen; but to what extent
the school has succeeded is known to
the druggists of the state. We feel.
however, that the time has come when, |
as druggists, your support should be |
given to the building and develop |
ment of school Of pharmacy in North |
Dakota that shall have no superior |
throughout the northwest We have a |
large field to draw from. Western |
Minnesota, Dakota, Montana and Idaho /
are without schools of pharmacy and |
should become not only feeders for /
such a school, but these states should |
afford ample opportunity for those who |
are graduates of pharmacy to become |
engaged in business . 80 ~
The druggists of the state have had |
very little state encouragement and |
assistance In the strengthening and
up-building of a school that should be
a credit to the pharmacy profession,
and yet the pharmacist of the future
must be well educated to meet the de-
mands made upon him. Not only
should his general education be thor
ough, but his. professional training
should be such as to fit him for the
profession which he Is helping to up
build. Other states are giving financial
assistance towards the development of
better schools of pharmacy in connee-
ton with their educational institutions
and 1t would seem that the time has
come when the druggists of North Da~
kota might, to their own advantage
aid in creating a sentiment favorable
to securing assistance for the school
which is devoted to their special work
" Educated Pharmacists.
Year by year the requirements for
the practice Of pharmacy become more
exacting and yet these demands have
not kept pace with those which have
been made upon the profession of
medicine. The Joint Conference of the
National Association of the Boards of
Pharmacy and the American Pharma-
ceutical Faculties at their Indianapolis
convention in 1905 clearly set forth
what they believed to be the demands
to be made upon the schools of phar-
macy in the future for the training of
men for the practice of pharmacy
throughout the country They say:
Special education for the practice
of pharmacy is in this age a necessity
and should as rapidly as possible be
made compulsory and the rules of the
board Of pharmacy should be such as
to promote and encourage 1t in all prac- ,
ticable ways.
We recommend to all concerned that ,
the foregoing principles and standards
be adhered to in any amendments to
the pharmacy laws hereafter proposed,
In order that national uniformity may
be ultimately attained. The minimum
requirements indicated, and especially ,
the preliminary general education.
should be increased from time to time
as circumstances permit. We further
strongly urge that the boards of phar-
macy employ the discretionary powers
already theirs under existing laws to .
improve the educational status of the
of the future"
Already the laws of several states J
require that men for the practice of | j
before they shall come M
before the state board for examination.
shall have completed a rwo-years' I
course in some recognized school of !
pharmacy.
Should Raise Standard.
The time has come. believe, when
we in North Dakota should raise the
requirements, in keeping with those of
other states, by legislative enactment g
Or otherwise, so that beginning with 9
January, 1913, all candidates for full
registered pharmacy should have COM G
pleted at least a one-year course in 2
recognized school of pharmacy; and in :
1915 1t might be well that the standard 9
be raised to require graduation from :
not less than a two-years' course. By 9
raising the standard OF requirement for G
full registration the requirements for
assistants would not thereby be raised .