Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-24
STATE PHARMACY BOARD
REV0KES HOWARD LICENSE
Augusta County Druggist FounL
Guilty OF Selling Morphine With
out Prescription.
HAS HEARING BEFORE BOARD
Admits Essential Charges of Filling
Prescriptions More Than Once, and
OF Selling Forming Drugs
Without Order From Physician.

The State Board of Pharmacy yes
'crday afternoon votcd to revoke tho
license OF r. j. Howard. u druggist Of
Grronriilc, Augusta County.
charges against the druggist were
the result of his arrest and ndict-
mcnt few months ago ON the charge
OF illegally selling narcotics. The grand
Jury that indicted tho druggist also
returned indictments against u INV
stefan who had prescribed cocaine and
"'ner drugs and mail carrier who
delivered the drug to habitual usors
The grand jury in making it's reror,
to tho court recommended that Tho
nudge call tho attention of tho state
soar" OF Pharmacy To tho ease of
Howard
The board decided that Howard was
not proper person To dispense drugs
and his certificate emitting him Ia
practice pharmacy in this state viii
he cancelled
PHARMACY BOARD
REVOkES LICENSE
The board entered the following
order:
whereas on the 18th day OF April.
lel5. T. 4. Miller, secretary OF the
a letter TO r. j. Howard. Grecnville
va. informing him that information
mad been received by the Board of
Pharmacy to the effect that he had
"ech guilty OF selling and dispensing
narcotic drugs to habitues and others
without the formalities required by
law. and to such an extent that shows
mat ne as the proprietor of said drug
store was not n proper person to con-
duct said business. and that the board
desires TO give him an opportunity to
ne heard in his behalf To show cause If
any he can. why his certificate Of
registration should not he revoked as
provided for on page .. section 6 Of tie
pharmacy and drugs act. "a copy OF
which was forwarded to him under
separate cover and directed him TO
present himself before tho board In
meeting assembled in Richmond, Va.
on Friday. the 23d inst. in the Office
of tn" board. Room 8. basement. CapI-
toll Building. at II o'clock: and
Whereas said r. J. Howard appeared
IN person TO an:w"r the notice Of the
board aforesaid was given tho oppor-
tuniiv Of being represented by counsel
but did not avail himself thereof hut
expressed his desire TO conduct his own
case: and
Whereas. from the admission of tho
SAID *. j. Howard made to the hoard
That II" had willfully and rcpcatedly
violated regulation 33 as set gu, i'm tho
aforesaid rules and regulations found
on page 40 thereof in this particular
t"-wit: tina, he had sold or furnished
horphinc without requiring in each
or order Of n lawfully authorized prac-
litloner OF medicine. and that he had
further filled prescriptions for NOR
prime more than once; therefore, he IL
Resolved by the Board OF Pharmacy
OF Virginia. That the said Il. J. Howard.
having had reasonable notice and on
portunity to be hoard rs required hv
section Of tho pharmacy and drugs
act March II. 1905. and having ad
mittcd that he has willfully and re-
pcatcdly violated the rules and regu-
lations aforesaid. to-wit: regulation 33.
adopted by the board. and said admis-
sion. together with tho other evidence
on file with the board being sufficient
evidence In the opinion of the said
board. the BOARD Of Pharmacy of Vir-
ginia does hereby revoke the license
of the said r. ]. Howard. granted to
him on the c4th day of March. 1901: be
II further
Resolved That copy of these rcso-
buttons shall be transmitted to the said
r. j. Howard. and that he is hereby
required immediately to deliver TO the
Board of Pharmacy of Virginia, or r.
u. Brands. its representative his Ger
a.