Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-17
RULES ON SALE
And USELIQUOR
ARE ANNOUNCED
Physicians and Druggists Warned
to Exercise Canton in
Handling Product

Relative to the lawful manufac-
ture and sale Of liquors and wines
under the wartime prohibition
law, the regulations issued by the
commissioner Of internal revenue
and approved by the secretary Of
state, have been received by Depu-
ty Collector T. ]. Cavanaugh of
the Rock Island revenue office.
The rules state specifically uu-
der what conditions and circum-
stances physicians and druggists
are permitted to prescribe or dis
pose of vinous liquors for medici-
nal purposes. Other points COW
cred include manufacture and use
Of wines for sacramental purposes,
removal of bonded stocks, and
methods OF export
Under the caption Of exports is
read: The existing regulations
governing the export of wines tax
free. and governing the export of
spirits free of tax or with benefit
of drawback, will continue in force
&nd effect for the export Of wines
distilled spirits during the war
prohibition period.
II circumstances arise in connec-
tion with such exports to which
the regulations seem inapplicable,
or which they do not fully provide
for, all such circumstances should
be submitted for a specific ruling.
Medical Use of Wines and Spirits
Physicians may prescribe wines
and liquors for internal use, or al
cohol for external uses, but in ev-
cry such case each prescription
shall be in duplicate, and both cop
les be signed in the physicians
handwriting. The quantity pre-
scribed for = single patient at a
given time shall not exceed one
quart. In no case shall physi-
clan prescribe alcoholic liquors
unless the patient is under his con-
slant personal supervision.
All prescriptions shall indicate
NSlearly the name anil address OF
tha patient, including street and
apartment number, II any, the date
when written. and condition or
illness for which prescribed. and
the name OF the pharmacist to
whom the prescription Is to be pre-
scented for filing.
The physician shall keep a rec
ord in which separate page or
pages shall be allotted each pa
tient for whom alcoholic liquors
are prescribed, and shall enter
therein. under the patients name
and address, the date OF each pre-
scription, amount and kind Of IL
quors dispensed by each prescrip-
ton, and the name OF the pharma-
cIst filling the same.
Any licensed pharmacist or drug
gist may I'LL such prescriptions II
his name appears on the prescrip-
ton in the physicians hand-writ-
ing, and II he has made applica-
ton and received permit, form
1877, and II he has qualified as re-
tail liquor dealer, by the payment
of special tax. No such prescrip-
ton may be refilled.
Druggists filling these prescrip-
tions shall preserve IN a separate,
carefully guarded file, one copy OF
every prescription filed. and once
a month shall transmit TO the col
Iector Of internal revenue a list
showing the names OF the physi-
clans, the names Of the patients,
and the total quantity dispensed to
each patient during the month.
Wfediate examination and frequent
review in the collectors Offices.
and wherever there Ia indicated
either that a physician Is prescrib-
ing more than normal qualities, or
that any patient. through the SER
vices of one or more than one ply
stefan, Is procuring more than a
normal quantity, the collector
shall report the facts to the COM
missioner and the United States
attorney,
Pharmacists should refuse to fill
prescriptions Il they have any rea-
son to believe that physicians are
dispensing for other than strictly
legitimate medicinal uses, or that
a patient Is securing, through one
or more physicians. quantities in
excess OF the amount required for
legitimate uses.
Wholesale or retail liquor deal
ers having stocks of wines or IL
quors on hand may sell to pharma
cists holding permit, upon receipt
of order, until their present sup
plies are exhausted. Such orders
may be filled with spirits tax paid
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