Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-08
PHARMACISTS OF STATE TO
WAGE WAR ON GALES
aY GRocERS
CONFERENCE HELD WITH
ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY
Pharmacy Commission Will Insist on
Strict Enforcement Of Law-Patsnt
Medicines Containing Alcohol or
Poisons Can Not Be Handled By
Grocers.

iSS -AeiiiSS, iSC.
Frank Shane of Eldon, and Al Falken-
hainer OF -Alsona, officers Of the Iowa
E ilaI uiacvuiicai Association, were in
the city yesterday in conference with
Assistant Attorney General N. ]. Lee
and Ira Thomas, an officer Of the Iowa
Retail Grocers' Association. relative to
to the effect that medicines and prepa-
rat;ons containing poisons, alcohols and
narcotics can not be sold by other than
registered pharmacists.
The druggists say that this law has
been on the books for many years, but
never has been enforced. Lately the
pharmacy commission asked the opin-
ion of the attorney general with respect
to its validity and enforcement and was
advised that II could be enforced. 1t
now is the intention of the commission
to proceed with its enforcement.
I'VE find that grocers in Iowa, ger
orally, sell many patent medicines,
rough on rats and other rat poisons
and kindred preparations" said Secre-
tary Al F>alkenhainer OF the druggists
association yesterday, and to this we
object. Many department stores handle
prepare tons also containing poison, al
colol, etc. which we believe the statute
prohibits unless handled by a regis
tered pharmacist. We are insisting on
the enforcement of the law to prohibit
this and in the conference today it was
gone over carefully, with view to Civ
ing the pharmacy commission q chance
to proceed with the enforcement Of she
statute.
"Of course the thing will be gone
about reasonably. Some OF these deal
ers have innocently stocked up with
goods Of this character and I assume
that the commission will not arbitrarily
DO them harm: but the druggists are
satisfied that the law should be en-
forced as long as it is On the books and
only demand that protection"
Attorneys Opinion.
In letters 10 the pharmacy commits
sion the assistant attorney general
says:
"First-Is the sale OF the preparation
known as Peruna, restricted under the
law by registered pharmacists, said
preparation being proprietary medi-
cine, and containing, according to the
statement on its label, II Per centum
of alcohol?
"Second-May one who is not reg
istered pharmacist sell a proprietary
! preparation which contains six grains
| Of opium to each ounce?
| your first question must be an
| swered III the affirmative. No one but
! a registered pharmacist may sell any
| medicine or preparation if it contains
| any intoxicating liquors or poison.
! Section 25ss of the code leaves no doubt
as to this being a proper iuterpreta
| ton.
| Your second question must be an
! swered in the negative. Only regis
| tered pharmacists may sell opium ard
other poisons mentioned in Section 1893
! Of the supplement to the code, 1907 and
| prepare tons containing any Of said
| poisons. The clause IN said section 'ex-
cepting those containing less than two
| grains to the ounce has reference to
the duty Of the registered pharmacist
and does not give one other than a
registered pharmacist the right TO sell
any preparation when it contains two
grains or less OF opium to the ounce or
when it contains other poison.
Sales Arc Restricted.
Persons other than duly registered
pharmacists are not prohibited from
selling concentrated lye or potash hay
/ ing written or printed on the package
or parcel its true name and the word
4 poison nor from selling denatured al
cohol and poison fly paper. nor from
selling insecticides or fungicides as de-
fined and authorized by chapter 124
acts of the Thirtv-fourth general as
sembly. What want to be understood
as sa, ing ii answer to your question as
noted is that no one rot a registered
pharma cist is permitted, under the law
to sell any proprietary or patent medi-
cine or other domestic remedy, II i
contains any intoxicating liquor OF
poison, subject to the exceptions stated
I did not intend by anything I said t.
specify all Of the things one not reg
istered pharmacies is not permitted t
sell"
The work Of organizing the drug
gists Of the state has been pushed
along rapidly BY Messrs. Falkenhainel
and Shane.
The association had about 500 mem
bers, but during the last three month:
they have organized so per cent OF the
: druggists Of half of the counties Of tbs
: state, and the organization now ha:
: 900 members. The Des Moines drug
: gists will be organized beginning to-
: day by L A. Perjue. There are a hun
bred in the city and few Of them arr
now members of the state association