The New York herald., 1920-01-30
DOCS 'RX' ONLY WAY
TO GET A NIP NOW
Public May Purchase Only on Pre-
Scription from Druggist Hold
ing a Permit.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Thursday
Methods by which intoxicating liquors
may be obtained for medicinal purposes
and detailed regulations governing their
sale were made public tonight by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue. Announce
ment also was made that the bureau had
compiled a system of permits providing
a definite and fixed channel through
which all Intoxicating liquors must move
and by which hereafter the government
will know the location of every gallon or
distilled liquor within the nations houn-
daries. except that stored in private
homes.
In setting forth the ways in which
liquor may be procured. Commissioner
Roper took occasion 10 issue u warning
against profiteering in its sale. The Com
missioner declared that eXorbitant charges
for liquor for medicinal purposes Ger
tainly places the dispensers thereof in the
class with profiteers, and they will be
investigated"
seized under federal law prior TO last
October 2s, unless claimed under the sixty
day ruling, would be sold by order of the
court under the jurisdiction of which II is
held 1t must be sold. however, to
holder OF a permit to use it either for
medicinal or non-beverage purposes
Regulations for Physicians.
Both the physician who prescribes ana
the pharmacist who sells liquor. the
regulations provide, must have permit,
which may be obtained. from the federal
prohibition director. Other details of the
method by which liquor for medicinal
purposes may be purchased follow
ANY physician duly licensed 70 practice
medicine and actively engaged in the prac-
tice OF such profession may obtain per-
nit to prescribe intoxicating liquor and
pt
spirits wines or certain alcoholic medi-
cinal preparations for medicinal purposes
for persons upon who he is in attendance
in cases where he believes that the use
Of liquor as a medicine Is necessary. In
no case may spirituous liquor be pre-
scribed by one or more physicians in ex-
cess of one pint for the same person
within any period of ten days.
"All prescriptions for intoxicating liquor
are required to be written on prescription
blanks provided by the bureau. except
that in emergency cases physicians may
use their regular prescription blanks
Restrictions Imposed.
prescriptions for Intoxicating liquor
may be filled only by registered pharna-
cists who hold permits authorizing them
TO do So or who are employed by retail
druggists holding such permits. Pharms-
cists and druggists holding such permits
will procure their supplies of Intoxicating
liquor from manufacturers or other per-
sons holding permits authorizing them 10
sell liquor.
Persons TO whom prescriptions for in
toxicatng liquor are issued by physicians
may procure the liquor prescribed through
pharmacists or druggists holding permits
without obtaining permit.
Physicians may also obtain permits en-
ttlng them 10 procure not more than six
quarts of distilled spirits, wines or cer-
tain alcoholic preparations during any
I calendar year for administration TO their
patients in emergency cases where delay
in procuring liquor a prescription
through pharmacist might have serious
consequence to the patient.
| Provision is also made in the reguls-
tons for issuing permits to hospitals and
sanatoriums to enable them to procure in
toxicating liquor to be administered for
medicinal purpose TO patients at such in
stitutions and also for issuing permits TO
manufacturing. industrial and other estab-
! lishments maintaining first aid stations.
authorizing them TO procure such liquor
for administration to their employees for
medicinal purposes N emergency cases.