The drug trade in foreign countries : vol. XIV : reports from the consuls of the United States upon the laws and regulations governing : 1. the drug business : 2. druggists v. pharmacists : 3. exports of drugs and chemicals : 4. imports of drugs and medicines : 5. sale of drugs and medicines in lay stores : 6. disposal of prescriptions : 7. renewal of prescriptions : 8. practice of pharmacy / issued from the Bureau of Foreign Commerce, Department of State.
- United States. Bureau of Foreign Commerce
- Date:
- 1898
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The drug trade in foreign countries : vol. XIV : reports from the consuls of the United States upon the laws and regulations governing : 1. the drug business : 2. druggists v. pharmacists : 3. exports of drugs and chemicals : 4. imports of drugs and medicines : 5. sale of drugs and medicines in lay stores : 6. disposal of prescriptions : 7. renewal of prescriptions : 8. practice of pharmacy / issued from the Bureau of Foreign Commerce, Department of State. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
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