PHARMACY MATTERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1921, Page 7

PHARMACY MATTERS.

, SALE OF MEDICINES. * By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, March 9. At the Pharmaceutical Conference the following motion was carried! That the conference approves of the principle of chemists’ lines for chemists, and that members of this society be asked to pledge themselves not to introduce any new lines when offered on the market without the approval of their division, which in turn will pass the consideration of such lines to the Chemists’ Defence Association, before accepting or introducing them to the public. In the course of discussion it was said that the Chemists’ Defence Association would exercise a kind of censorship over the introduction of proprietary medicines and the advertising of such medicines, members of the conference tecog. nising that pharmacists had. a responsibility to the public in these matters and that they could exercise a great deal of control. A Canterbury remit to rescind the decision of the last conference for the establishment of a School of Pharmacy in Wellington was carried by 277 votes to 55. It was decided that the Minister of Education and heads of the Universities#? be consulted by the Pharmacy Board as to the facilities that can be provided for pharmaceutical students as an integral part of the university system. Remits from the Auckland and Wellington divisions regarding chemists’ hours were discussed at length, and it was decided to re-affirm the resolution of last year’s conference that an amendment be sought to section 17 of the Police Offences Act. It was also decided that an application be made for a Dominion award for chemists’ assistants and managers. The next conference will be held at Auckland.