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
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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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    Table II.—Exports of drugs, medicines, etc.—Continued. Articles. A iiiline and other tar colors Antipyrin Arsenic, white Arsenic, other Barite salts not specially enumerated Bensoe acid Berlin blue White lead Tartar emetic Quinine, quinine salts, etc Chloride of calcium Chloride of kaliuin Chloride of natron - Tanning extracts Kali sulphur.-.- Manganese preparations Ked lead oxide Mineral waters iSulphide of natron Salicylic acid, etc ; Sulphur of kalium and natrium Zinc white, graj', etc Colors, coloring matter, tanning matter (not enumerated) Articles, crude, for technical and medicinal use (not enumerated) Chemical preparations, etc., not specially enumerated Strontian preparations Total ex- ports. Ions. 14, 638. 9 15.7 339.1 547.3 919.3 42.4 656.7 786.2 364.3 251.3 890.1 391.4 802.6 841.5 970.9 746.9 778.5 253. 6 601.4 466.2 293.6 630.3 919.1 822.7 .'S25.9 85.2 Exports to United States. Tims. 3, 900. 8 1.3 514.7 425. 4 172.8 24.0 38.3 1, 420.4 81.2 77.5 60.1 40,134 161.8 1,368.6 11,507.9 126 2 716.7 2. 935. 2 4,051.8 180. 8 376.5 2,192. 6 842.4 392.4 1, 344. 9 30.1 Berlin, March 26, 1898. Julius Goldschmidt, Consul- General. APOTHECARY SHOPS IN GERMANY. The following is an ordinance of the royal ministry of the interior of July 1,1885, regarding the arrangement and management of apothe- cary shops and the preparation and sale of medicines translated by Consul Ozman, of Stuttgart: I. Akrangemknt of Apothecaries' Shops. Section 1. Every apothecary's house must have, besides the dwelling apartments, the following rooms or localities: An apothecary's shop or store, a laboratory, a special cellar for drugs and chemicals, a storeroom, and a pounding chamber. Sec. 2. All these iiremises belonging to the business must be in good building con- dition, must answer their purpose in overj^ way in regard to size, situation, and arrangement, must be kept in good order, be thoroughly clean, and can not be used for any other purpose. Sec 3. The shop or store must be on the first floor, must have a separate entrance, be properly secured against dust, direct sunlight, and cold; be light and clean, and must coutaiu a prescription table, the necessary shelves, and shrines made of odor- less wood. The drawer frames must have wooden backs, opening at the base, and be 2.50 centimeters distant from the wall, and the drawer shelves must be j)rovided with sides and buttons of wood rnnning all through; also a supply of suitable jars, bottles, llasks, and boxes to keep the chemicals and medicines in. Of utensils there must be on hand: 1. Scales.—Two tariug scales of at least 500 grams capacity (one of them may be kept in reserve), four hand scales of different sizes, one of which of 5 grams capacity utmost, besides two separate scales for poisons and musk of 5 grams capacity utmost. The scale pans must be of hard rubber, horn, porcelain, turtle shell, or pure silver only.