Evening star., 1952-02-29
Compromise Urged
In Dispute Over D. E.
Pharmacy Licensing


Chairman PastoFe of a Senate
District subcommittee has asked
the District Commissioners and
District Board OF Pharmacy to
work out q compromise over their
dispute on licensing ,and control
OF drugstoNes,
The controversy broke into the
open during a hearing yesterday
before the Pastore health suhcom-
mittee. The Com missioners,
through Assistant Corporation
Counsel Irwng Bryan, opposed q
bill sponsored by the Pharmacy
Board, which would have trans
ferred control Of drugstores from
the superintendent of licenses to
the board.
Mr.. Bryan said the measure
would bring about duplication Of
licensing agencies in the city gov
ernment and might endanger the
District license law. He was sup
ported by License Supt. c. r.
Nottingham.
Better Protection Claimed.
Spokesman for the Pharmacy
Board said the change should be
made to bring this city's licensing
and control system In line with
that Of other States and TO provide
better protection OF the public
health. WitiO Sses for the board
were Harold hlnner, secretary 0f
the Pharmacy Board, and r. Royce
rfanSoni board member, who ID
president OF the District phar.
maeeutieal Association,
After Tho hearing, witnesses on
both sides OF tho controversy in'
dleated they would try 10 work
out some kind OF Nh agreement
" insure closer inspection OF the
pharmaceutical section OF drug
stores.
Senator pastore said he does
not like the idea Of giving 10 q
professional group, such ~ the
pharmacy board, the right 10 con.
troll n business In which its own
profession Ia active. He favored,
Instead, Il system such As the one
In his home STATE Of Rhode Ia
land, where the health departs
tnGht supervlses and lnspsutB
pharmacies,
sees Competitive situation,
The lAwhakef told the phAfs
macy board members "Y6uf
hearts are IN The flhht place,
tlylhh 10 do h community sefvs
lee tor protection u bublle
health" But he warned that
thele IA always n llkellh66d VI
professional control liaklha Tor
tlhht e6liibellll0hi y
The bill backed BY the phars
ihaGlslsI Senator Past6re said
would Rlve the board e6htr0l ever
the location OF dIuR st0resl
Location becomes eGen0mle
G0nlr0l he added
Questioned by Senator Past0FeI
hHBt h0ttlnRham sAld Health
department inspectors examine
dlHe At0resr lnGlHdlng sGaIeA and
0lhep equipment Hsed by pharmar
plsls,
"HHt nothing particularly Rbapt
aFHes9' asked lhe Senator,
mo, n9thlne particularly about
dFHesr" responded Tho witness,
The Senator lDslsted there
khaHld he q careful examination
ta insure tho quality OF cleanllr
ness" where prescriptions are
compounded,
Laws In " States,
Mr., KlnneF told the suhcommlt-
tee " States have enacted legisla-
ton requiring that Q permit to
operate a pharmacy must be ap-
proved by the board OF pharmacy,
Under present law here" he
said, "a license to run a pharmacy
or drug store may be obtained by
any one-a pharmacist, butcher,
plumber or any man or woman
with the fee of $25." Restrictions
are thrown around restaurants
here, he said, to guarantee cleanli-
ness and purity of food and its
handlers. but mo such caution Is
observed regarding the prepara-
tion and dispensing of the medi-
cine we take in Illness"
Mr.. Franzoni earlier testified on
another measure to. modernize the
city law regarding pharmacists
themselves. increasing examina-
tion fees and making other minor
changes. No objection was reg.
tstered against this measure.
Testimony on Three Other Bills.
The subcommittee also heard
testimony favoring three other
bills to which no objection was
registered.
They included measures to:
Modei'nize the 1907 law TO fegti-
late the practice Of veterinary
medicine, sponsored by Dr.. D. e.
Buckingham, president Of the
Board Of Examiners Of Veterinary
Medicine.
incorporate the Conference OF
State Societies, urged by Col.
Heber H. Rice, d director, and by
Roy G., Haihes, secretary OF the
conference Charter Committee
Incorporate the Ladies OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic,
sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Hepa
kins Wefrell, past president OF
tha araahiKatian,