White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-08
PRESCRIPTIONS
FOR LIQUORS
FOR MEDICINE

Owing to the red tape surrounding
the handling of liquor by druggists.
the local drug stores have hesitated
to secure a supply of good whiskey.
which under the law can be purchas-
ed for medicinal purposes. With
indications of renewal of the FLU
epidemic, this situation Is attracting
the attention of the physicians and
it is likely that the druggists will un-
dertake the work of procuring the
necessary forms and laying in a sup
ply.
Liquors for prophylactic or ther-
peutie purposes may become grave
problem If druggists continue to re-
fuse to keep them on hand to fill pre-
scriptions lest they become idenu-
fled with the liquor traffic." says the
New York Tribune. Already an en-
barrassment has arisen with the
growing menace of influenza. Whis
key is given by many physicians to
stimulate patients in the wasting
stages of the disease. Physicians
who are as much opposed to the
liquor traffic as any prohibitionists
prescribe whisky and believe that 1t
saved many lives in the last epidem-
ic. No question of temperance is in
volved. Enforcement of the prohibi-
| tion law is not at stake. But the
lives of a great many people may
hang in the balance II whiskey can
not be procured. and whiskey of good
quality. to keep up their stength
while they fight one of the most in
sidious of diseases. 1t is not too
much to say that the death rate
would be very much increased In the
community during an epidemic of in
! fluenza If there weresno whiskey, or
little of it, for the doctors to use.
In the shadow of another vista
tion druggists should put behind
them their fear of being identified
with the liquor traffic" If time is
lacking to convert them to a sensible
view of the situation, the Federal
Government should come forward
with a plan to provide the whiskey
legitimately at stations under its cen
troll. That is the proposal of DR..
| Royal S. Copeland. the ealth Commits
sioner, and he should continue to
urge it until relief is Furnished
| Nevada News Letter
+. NJ. Clark. Secretary OF The State
Board of Pharmacy, is in receipt of
the following letter from Sanford C.
Dinsmore, state food and drug com
missioner and state commissioner of
weights and measures:
Mr.. +. NJ. Clark. State Board of
Pharmacy, Ely. Nevada.
My Dear Mr.. Clark: AT tue last
meeting of the State Board of Phar-
ihoNNf sod NAii ft'iit ttC Qdtotion vi
the sale OF liquor by pharmacists was
brought up and request was made by
some members of the board that i
ascertain the facts governing the sale
of liquor in this community. l have
had this matter up with officials of
the Internal Revenue Department
and find as follows;
In procuring liquor from a licensed
pharmacist in this state, the physi-
clan prescribing must make out the
prescription in duplicate, one pre-
scription to be filed by the physi-
clan himself. the other by the phar-
macist filing the prescription. On
the prescription blank. statement
must be made by the physician, who
must be in personal attendance on the
case. giving his name and address.
name and full address of patient.
diagnosis of the ailment and amount
of liquor administered. Druggists
must keep a separate file for such
prescriptions and once each month he
must render a report to the Internal
Revenue department at San Francis
CO giving all the facts as set forth on
the prescriptions on his file. As far
as the government is concerned it
does not matter whether brandy. gin,
whiskey or all of the mare sold by
the pharmacists. provided he has the
government license which is $25 a
year,
Very truly yours.
S. c. DINSMORE,
Cnmiu sicopa y