American Medical Association and United States pharmacopoeia : a reprint of the pamphlets of Dr. H.C. Wood, Mr. 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.

Date:
1877
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Credit: American Medical Association and United States pharmacopoeia : a reprint of the pamphlets of Dr. H.C. Wood, Mr. 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.

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    This plan will be found in detail, following the reprint of the presentation of the subject, and the whole matter in pamphlet form will be circulated as freely as possible among physicians and pharmacists. Both physicians and pharma- cists aie earnestly urged to bring the subject before their local societies and colleges at the earliest possible time ; and especially before those societies and colleges which have hitherto participated through delegates in “The National Convention for Revising the Pharmacopoeia.” [Extracted from the Mintjtes of The American Medical Association.*] The subject of the future of the U. S. Pharmacopoeia was brought before the Section on Practical Medicine, Materia Medica and Physiology, by Dr. E. R. Squibb, and after discussion in the section, Dr. Squibb was directed 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: Whereas, The usual time for a decennial revision of the United States Pharmacopoeia is drawing near; and Whereas, The plan of revision and publication in force since 1820 may not now be the best that could be desired; therefore, be it Resolved, That the American Medical Association take the whole subject of the National Pharmacopoeia into consideration for a review of its management; and for the present time with especial reference to the following questions: First, Whether the present plan of revision and publication be practically sufficient for the wants of the Materia Medica and Pharmacy of the present time. And if not sufficient, whether any plan could be devised which might offer probable advantages enough to justify an attempt to disturb the present one. ^ Second, Whether this Association be the proper custodian in this country of the interests involved in the National Pharmacopoeia; and if it be the proper source of a national codex, whom can it invite to co-operate with it in the work? Third, 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 ? Resolved, That in order to facilitate mature and general deliberation upon so important a subject, the final discussion of it be laid over for at least one year, and that the subject be recommended to the President of the Association for consideration in his annual address for 1877. After the reading of the resolutions, Dr, Squibb 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. He said it could hardly be necessary to say a word upon the great importance of the Pharmacopoeia to the medical profession of the country as represented here; or to apologize for bringing the subject up at this time, and lie would therefore go at once to the consideration of the preamble and resolutions. He reminded the Association that the plan upon which the U. S. Pharma- copoeia had been revised and published up to this time was adopted in 1820, but had been 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 15, 18T6, p. 21T.