New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Professional Men Strike Smashing Blow at
Patent Medicine Evils.
American Pharmaceutical Association Establishes
Code of Practice. Alcohol Narcotics and Ad-
versing Fraud Sweepnsly Condemned. Two
Years Work and lis Big Result.
Rv SAMUEL. HOPKINS ADAMS.

and fraud upon purse they have fallen back upon The
M Any publication y w %e6shs qGS @GYSI e
their action rooted in pF de %n m wndr oc
Using fills daily press Not very sound one or hghy con'
' Yew even that prop knocked from beneath her lettering cause
There recently appeared the report Of the 0omm0n on cb
bsantiatcs the chief contentious OF those % M
and which lays dow specific possm of rGfGTm 3 3@ 4 the sway
b rbia6 Medical Trust ignorance of the subject
Re imputed to IT. " b c cberes for his technical making
prescriptions and the nGum manufacger whose m # the
patent medicine people interior mOtyG as mas
Tc the whcac druggist very proportion Of
the T9o% e @Ta the ' Tav important feature new
National Wholesale Druggists ASSOCIATION mas nI4 d he diS
ten articles Of reform m me Importance Of this action on
indeed to ine b drug body of the country
Wholesalers have joined with pharmacists serving notice upon the
nostrum venders to this effect: .,..,o,
~ pste6 m Rft6s OF S oSerns PARENT Medicines
ts o o Of doping Children under
Using the good pute of the drug trade and dangerous
Inc am not mistaken the sweeping prov regarding false qdyer
marks first official utteran Of the phama S Rfo
s thus stated in its preliminary observations: i..
evil Of the patent medicine r INDUSTRY Is the bsly
end ehaDagne %nn e business and the point where
most vulnerable attack this evil needs no argument for its
All Of which earnestly commended the publishers Of
the country for their thoughtful consideration together with the following
aeut Association meeting last August These declarations
with S w9e4 P S si Rf en- die $4Gqf
For purposes of clearne shall take sections pointing out
the aid Of W Pulitzer Barnes Bennett and their journalistic
~ Prescription Faxes Corcealet of pyopetoyy Char
way conceal its proprietary character and lead the Rur
ordinarily purchasab small quantities instead of propre
scores Of these petty swncs have masqeadne the daily
particularly the Sunday often under pretnce
@ Fsa %'g win the '2 name 6r Lewis BaR aes
@e. 954SF bSSbae p6d the heag a Pns
disquison upon digestion appears the advice to try Limestone
phopaate Wc u.s. 81 f % nurposes As rule thew consist
price under false To make the deception com
pee many newspapers carry this class OF advesng without any
~ Methods Of NogFigg,Ihe pPaTatioH must be one
channels through regular wholesale and retail dealers in
ores with the enforcement of state food and drug
This aimed the mail order practice Of medicine system
vovng great risk to the patient concealed patent medicine firm
operating under individual name such as Mrs summers Of Noe
Dame advese free advice and treatment Diagnosis blanks are sent
Of these long distance practitioners recently
order medical in general the report
drug store they Would undoubtedly patent med-
they woad be SUBJECT both to Federal and to state food
and drug laws and RyesigaiSn and anaySlS by state food
physicians prescriptions they escape the wholesale
% and Qacteyg haye been the frG9aen instruments of
The 'd 6rd eoG da with the abuse Of alcohol in nosums
Ac@G n the preparation contains alcohol cfd
eating beverage and in addition to this requirement the
necessary hold in solution permanently condition the
of the and protect the
araon freezing, fermentation other deeterous
change.
The deraby of this provso obvious in view of the extent
medical "bacers b" and the like have been
Under
the inclusion
the Jag
would unpleasant correlated Along
the public health important
me fourth proviso
az Content of HABIT Forming Narcotic DrugS-f the
preparation which capable of being used Internally,
recommended internal
cocaine shall it contain opium Of its alkalods
than those specified
Of the Federal commonly the Harrison
shall also other drugs
the preparation will be likely
habit. satisfy such habit when
cough medicines caarrh cures diarrhGa mixtures
sumption nostruns other patent
dissemination of morphine
Under this provision physiological
the products would be discomortg to discourage their
A. dope"
80 Remedies for Chidrens Uself intended for admin
istration children the preparation
akalods their derivatives
portion whatever.
most valuable poviso Besides the deaths caused by soothing
similar containing opates there
reason Of drug habit in later life implanted
baby helpless children The Oldest
and the soothing Mrs Wmsows Soothing