The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-02-12
LIQUOR FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES.

just issued statement relative to tn
regulations governing the use and pro
curement of intoxicating liquors 70
medicinal purposes.
| Both the physician who prescribe
and the pharmicist or druggist VIII
sells liquor for medicinal purposes mus
have permit. Application for tn,
permits should be made to the Fedora
prohibition director. In states wher,
prohibition directors have not been ap
pointed, application should be made t.
the collector of internal revenue. Ii
the case Of residents of the District
Of Columbia application should be made
to Collector of Internal Revenue Josh
ua w. Miles, Baltimore, Md.
Blank forms-1403-for prescribing
liquor are being printed and distributed
among federal prohibition directors,
assistant directors and collectors Of in
ternal revenue Where such blanks
are not yet available, physicians hold
ing permits may issue prescriptions on
blanks regularly used by them.
Following is the Bureaus state
ment:
"Any physician duly licensed to
practice medicine and actively engaged
in the practice of such profession may
obtain permit to prescribe intoxicat-
ing liquor and may then issue pre-
scriptions for distilled spirits, wines or
certain alcoholic medicinal prepara-
tions for medicinal purposes for per-
SONS upon whom he is in attendance in
cases where he believes that the use Of
liquor as a medicine is necessary. In
no case may spurious liquor be pre-
scribed by one or more physicians in
excess of one pint for the same per-
son within any period Of ten days.
"No specific limitation is placed up
on the quantity of wines which may be
prescribed for medicinal purposes. The
regulations merely require that no pre-
scription be issued for greater guam
tity than is necessary for use as
medicine. Physicians who do not hold
permits to prescribe intoxicating liquor
are under no circumstances permitted
to issue prescriptions. j
"All Prescriptions for Intoxicating
liquor are required to be written on pre-
scription blanks prescribed by the regu-
lations (form 1403) and to be provided,
by the bureau, except that in emer-
gency cases physicians may use their
regular prescription blanks provided
the same contain the date of issue,
amount prescribed, to whom issued,
amount and frequency of dose. Pend
ing an adequate supply of the official
blanks being printed and distributed
to directors and acting directors, ply
sicians holding permits have been au-
thorized to issue prescriptions on blanks
regularly used by them.
Prescriptions for intoxicating liq-
uor may be filled only by registered
pharmacists who hold permits author
izing them to do so, or who are en-
ployed by retail druggists holding such
permits. Pharmacists and druggists
holding such permits will procure their
supplies of intoxicating liquor from
manufacturers or other persons hold |
ing permits authorizing them to sell
liquor.
"Persons to whom prescriptions for
liquor are issued by ply
sicians may procure the liquor pre-
scribed through pharmacists or drug
gists holding permits without obtain
ing permit.
"Physicians may also obtain per.
mits emitting them to procure not
more than six quarts of distilled spir
it's, wines or certain alcoholic prepara-
tion during any calendar year for ad-
to their patients in emer-
gency cases where delay in procuring
liquor on a prescription through a
pharmacist might have serious conse-
1uence to the patient.
HProvision is also made in the reg
llations for issuing permits to hospi-
tails and sanatoriums to enable them to
procure intoxicating liquor at such in
,titutions and also for issuing permits
% manufacturing, industrial, and other
maintaining first aid
stations, authorizing them to procure
liquor for administration to their en-
,loyees for medicinal purposes in emer-
yency cases.
"All applications for permits above
'eferred to should be made on form
I404 in triplicate and forwarded to
he local collector of internal revenue.
"Section 81 of the National Prohi-
,iton Act provides that any intoxi-
ating liquor seized under section 25 or
ection 26 thereof, and subject to be
may upon application of
he United State Attorney, be ordered
" the court to be delivered to any
,erson holding permit to purchase
liquor. All liquor seized under such
ections Of law may be diverted thru