The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-05
Pharmacists Favor Fed.
eral Control Of Habit
Forming Medicines.
NOT
RUM M-SELLERS
Committee Favors Discretionary
Right to Handle Alcohol on
Prescription in Prohibition
Localities and Higher
Standards in Colleges
of Pharmacy.

Technical matters occupied the
larger part of the proceedings of the
American Pharmaceutical Association
yesterday. The second general ses-
sion took place in the morning. while
there was All intensely Interesting
meeting of the section on scientific pa
pers in the afternoon. at which the
report of the committee ON the United
states pharmacopoeia Was read and
discussed with vim and vigor. In the
evening there were SECTIONS of the
American Conference OF Pharmaceu-
tical Faculties and of the Nationai As
sociation OF Boards of Pharmacy. The
committees on syllabus and on unotti-
cial standards also met at night.
Perhaps the only question of much
public interest that came up during
the discussion was whether there
should be put into the book maxi
mum dose for powerful drugs. Some
thought 1t could not be done. but the
majority thought Il could. II was de-
cided that the pharmacopoeia should
contain the average dose of ordinary
drugs. and the single and daily maxi
mum doses of potent" drugs.
During the discussion as to whether
such stop would be wise. one man
said that 1t would; that he had saved
four lives when he had been prescrip-
tion clerk by refusing to till prescrtp-
tions mistakenly calling for over
doses of poisonous drugs.
Officers Nominated.
After President Rusby had called
the meeting to order yesterday morn
ing, the frs. important matter was the
report of the nominating committee,
disclosing the nominees for officers of
the association for the term 1el1-I2.
These are TO be balloted for by mail.
They are:
For presidcnt--John 6. Gbdding.
Boston; F.. c. Godbold, New Orleans;
IT. SiAshby Miller, Richmond.
For first xfce-prcxident-W.A. a. Frost,
st. Paul; Wilhelm E0Geman, Chicago;
G.. C. Blakely, Dalies, Ore.
For sccond vice-president-C. NJ.
Ford, Denver; F. w. Meissner, LaPortc,
Ind; F. A. Hubbard, Newton, Mass.
For third ice-prcsident-Chns. Holz-
| haucr. Newark, n. j.; e. Berger, Tam
mn, Fla; j. o. BurEe. Nashville, Tenn.
For members of the council-E. G.
Bent, He'll Rapids, S. D.; E. II. Lad
! fkch, Chicago; j. NJ. Goode, st. Louis;
e. G. EberIe, Dallas, Tex, A. NJ. Roch-
! rig, RuRnlO, George r. Payne, Atlanta
Theodore Wetterstrolm, Cincinnati; NJ
| NoII, Kansas City; Otto Raubenhcimer,
! Brooklyn.
An amendment to the bylaws was
adopted, its object being the creation
| OF a committee on syllabus.
| Treasurer Whelpley made his report.
| showing that the association had in
its treasury to its credit s2s.223.S9. The
assets have increased since last July
| by the sum of s4.6S0.54.
! Brief and to the point was the re-
! port of Secretary Caspar!. showing
THAT his affairs We're in fine shape.
| Professor Remington reported for
| the committee, which has under con-
sideration portions of the presidential
| address 1t was the sentiment of the
committee that the publication of the
| Formulary should not be turned over
/ to any other body, President Rusby
having favored such move.
Opposed to Parcels Post.
That there is no hope for the pass
age OF the parcels post bill in Con-
gress was the glad belief of tho COM
mittee appointed to look into the mat
| ter and to protest before the COLI
gressional committee against the pass
age of such a measure 1T looked
like the promoters of this Dill We're
Interested in the mail order business.
d
mail, the parcels post Is opposed by
the association
OF considerable public interest was
the report of the committee on ma
tional and state legislation. 1t stated
! that the congestion of bills In Con-
| gress is so great that only one OF
the association measures has become
law-the insecticlde bilE The bill
requiring the Federal government tc
take over the publication of the phar-
macopocia was severely criticized.
Hearty sanction was accorded by
the committee TO the bill to create
Federal Department of Health. Il
was recommended that to such de-
partment there should be added a Bu-
reau of Pharmacy.
discretion as to Sale of Alcoho1.
The question of prohibition figured
lin the report The committee WAS
| of opinion that in prohibition local.,
/ ties, the law should be so drawn as
to permit the handling of alcohol bS
druggists and pharmacists. "Thes
should not be rum-sellers," declared
4 the committee. "They should exercise
/ discretion even in the case Of pre-.
i scriptions-but they should be allowed
/ to have alcohol for meritorious sit
uations."
| The bill to regulate tne sdie "
opium was also recommended Regu-
lation Of sales OF hablt.formtngLa drugs
Through the channel of interstate dom
merce was favored
Support was given likewise to the
Ipurc paint bill.
i Supervision of the drug market II
CO. operation with the Department O.
i i|Agriculture was warmly commended.
Doston Wins Next Meeting.
After a hot contest for the mex
|convention, Boston secured It. There
was half-hour of advocacy OF New
Iorleans, Cedar Point O., and "The Hui
|of the Universe" Boston received 81
Votes, New Orleans 26. and Cedar Poin
|vss,
il The committee work at night wa!
\ Iroutine work OF a technical nature
1.-THE preliminary meeting of the Ma,
X ittonal EAssociatiOn of Toharmacy BOARD