An enquiry into the designs of the late petition presented to Parliament by the Company of Apothecaries. With remarks, how far it deserved attention. Whereby the apothecary's present monstrous profits are exposed, how far it deserved attention ... to which is annexed a scheme, tending to prevent the empirical apothecary from practising; and the chemist from preparing and vending sophisticated medicines, and compared with those of the chemist. In a letter to the Company of Apothecaries ... occasioned by a late pamphlet, called Frauds detected in drugs [by J. Chandler].

Date:
1748
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Credit: An enquiry into the designs of the late petition presented to Parliament by the Company of Apothecaries. With remarks, how far it deserved attention. Whereby the apothecary's present monstrous profits are exposed, how far it deserved attention ... to which is annexed a scheme, tending to prevent the empirical apothecary from practising; and the chemist from preparing and vending sophisticated medicines, and compared with those of the chemist. In a letter to the Company of Apothecaries ... occasioned by a late pamphlet, called Frauds detected in drugs [by J. Chandler]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [-5° ] becomes expedient to form a Committee* confifting of an equal Number of Phyfi- cians, Chemifts, and Druggifts, to be an¬ nually chofe by the College of Phyficians, and fworn into their Office by a proper Oath. This Committee, by an Adt for that Purpofe, ffiall be veiled with a Power of infpedting the Shops, as oft as they think proper, of all thofe who prepare and retail Medicines, as well as thofe who pradtife as Apothecaries, in the fame Manner as in former Grants for that Purpofe; and where they (hall find any bad Medicines, ffiall caufe the fame to be deltroyed, and levy a Fine of Twen¬ ty Shillings, to be paid every Time, by the Offender ; and this Power ffiall extend no further than Miles in and round the City of London; they ffiall be further empowered, to fummon all thofe Che¬ mifts, Druggifts, and Apothecaries, who keep open Shops, compound, and retail Medicines, as well as thofe that pradtife as Apothecaries, and that on producing Certificates of their Apprenticeffiips, they be regularly examined, whether they are qualified and capable to follow the above mentioned Proleffions and Trades . and if adjudged uncapable, that they be dif- miffed, and a proper Fine to be levied, if