The Washington times., 1919-11-06
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After January is, HowWW,
Physicians Cannot Prescribe
More Than One Pint.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 6-when t.
new enforcement provisions Of tho
wartime prohibition act went into e.
rect there was some confusion IN Bat
timore and elsewhere as to the rfrhts
OF physicians. but the assurance SWss
given yesterday at the office Of the
collector of internal revenue that No
change had been made up to then IN
regard to beverage and non-bevera&0
alcohol 20 far AZ physicians ahd drug
gists are concerned.
After January Is. next. whom the
prohibition amendment 10 sehc6ulS1
to go into effect q physician viii b.
permitted to prescribe not more thaa
one pint of beverage alcohol at o.
time to any one bona fde patient aa1
will not be allowed to prescribe a.
other pint for the same patient withia
ten days. which means that no patient
can get more than one pint each tee
days. and then only by . new pre-
.scription. with all the forms and reu@
uiations to be complied with -afl evW
again"
Most Give DenA.
For non-beverage alcohol. Accerding
to the statement of d. c. Gilbert. aeDp
uty clerk of the non-beveraGe alcohol
department the physician will have
to give bond and get an alcohol per-
nit. az the druggist will have to Dc.
and then the physician cannot sell or
dispense to his patients this alcohol
but can use IL in his practice Ter
steriltzing instruments. cAutsrisinG
wounds and such purposes. The Dhysf-
clan will be allowed to dispense Aloo-
hol to bona fde patients only when x
is medicated.
Announcement was made yesterday
In New York Newspaper, by Henry
w. Mayer. chief Of the internal rev
enue agents, that any duly licensed
practitioner of medicine may obtsSn
permits, without giving bond. for the
purchase of not more than two quarts
of alcohol during q period of one year
by Ming Form 7s7" with q collector
of Internal revenue and executing q
sworn statement to the effect that
such alcohol Ia to be used in his prne-
tice. Mr.. Mayer referred to Treasury
Decision ce40.
CSnASetiag Deeasssns-
So many conflicting Treasury -
cisions have been made on the whess
liquor question recently that the coll
lector Of internal revenue hardly
knows one day where he win stand
the next But in Baltimore the e.
forcers OF the law are stiil beip9
guided by Treasury Decision 7e11.
where the new enforcement act doos
not supersede this decision
So at the present time . Baltimorv
physician 10 said to be permitted -
prescribe one quart or less of alco-
holic liquors at one time to patients
under his constant personal supef-
vision. provided he fulflls the n1ui-
titudinous requirements of IT. D.
1881" such as every prescriptioa
being In duplicate and signed by tie
physician. indicating clearly the name
and address OF the patient. the conA1-
tion or illness for which prescriho6
and the name OF the pharmacist TO
whom the prescription is to be pre-
sented. and he has to keep full rec
ords of each such transaction.
Monthly ReDsrtA-
The druggist not only has to keep
full records. but must make monthly
reports to the collector of internsI rev
enue. provided he has made proper ap-
plication for a permit and has q retail
liquor dealers license and sees that
no man il working" two or more
physicians-and a few other detaiia
1t IL difficult but a patient can stili
get q quart of drinkable alcohol, Pre-
vided he can persuade the physician
and the druggist to wade through all
aforesaid red tape After January 10
q pint every ten days is the alcohol
limit