The American Medical Association and the United States pharmacopoeia / a reprint of the pamphlets of H.C. Wood, Alfred B. Taylor, the Philadelphia County Medical Society, and the National College of Pharmacy ; with a rejoinder addressed to the professions of medicine and pharmacy of the United States, by Edward R. Squibb.

  • E. R. Squibb
Date:
1877
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Credit: The American Medical Association and the United States pharmacopoeia / a reprint of the pamphlets of H.C. Wood, Alfred B. Taylor, the Philadelphia County Medical Society, and the National College of Pharmacy ; with a rejoinder addressed to the professions of medicine and pharmacy of the United States, by Edward R. Squibb. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Thi8 plan will be found in detail, following the n-priut of iLe presentation of the subject, and the whole matter in pamphlet form will be circulateil as freely as possible among phy sicians and pharmacists. Both physicians and pharma- cists are earnestly urged to bring the subject before their local societies? and colleges at the earliest possible time ; and especially iK-fore those societies and colleges which have hitherto piirticiputed through delegates in The National Convention for Kevising the Pharmacopajia. [Extracted fuom the JIintjtks of The Americas Medical Association.*] The subject of the future of the U. S. Pharma«)pa'iu was brought before the Section on Practical .Medicine, Materia Medica and Physiology, by Dr. E. R. Sciuibb, and after discussion in the section. Dr. S^iuibb was din-cted to bring the subject before the Association at a general session, and the Secretary of the Section was directed to have an appropriate time appointed for the subject. A time was appointed by the Association, and Dr. Squibb, when called upon, offered the following preamble and resolutions: WnF.itEAs, The usual time for a decennial re\'ision of the United States Phanuacopceia is drawing near; and WiiKHKAs, Tlic plan of revision and publication in force since 1820 may not now lie the best that could be desired : therefore, be it jRciolrcd. Tliat the American Medical .\ss(K'iation take the whole subject of the National l'haiiua(<>])(eia into consideration for a review of its management; and for the present lime wilh especial reference to the following questions: First, Whellier tiie present plan of revision and ]>tiblication lie |iractically sufficient for the wants of the Materia Medica and Pharmacy of the present time. And if not suflicient, whetlier any i>lan could be devis<'d which miglit offer probable advjmtages enough to justify an atlenjpt to disturb the present one. Second, Whether tiiis Association be the proper custodian in this country of the infen^ts involved in the National PliarmacopoMa ; and if it be the proper source of a national code.x, whom can it invite to co-operate with it in tlie work ? I'/iird, If it be a work for this Association, in what way can its details be wisely undertaken with any prospect of material improvement upon the present plan'} Iuhh/ikI. That in order to facilitate mature and general deliberation upon so important a subject, the linal tliscussion of it be laid over for at loist one year, and that tlie subject be recommended to the President of the Associatiou for consideration in his annual addros for 1877. After the reading of the resolutions, Dr. S(iuibb said that if they were ac- cepted by the Association, he would offer some reasons for their adoption. On motion, the preamble and resolutions were accepted and placed before the Association, and Dr. Squibb was called to the speakers' stand. lie saiil it could hardlj' be necTSsiiry to sa}- a word upon the great importance of the Pharmacopo'ia to llie medical profession of the country as represented here; or to apologize for bringing the .subject up at this time, and he would therefore go at onco to tlie consideration of the preamble and resolutions. He reminded the Association that the plan upon which the U. S. Pharma- copo'ia had bcLii revised and published up to this time was adopted in 1820, but had bcin much modified and improved from time to time. As now in force, it will be found stated on the first page of the Pharmacopoeia, and it is briefly •From New Remedies for July IB, 1876, p. 217.