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Found-Pharmacists Who Will Defend the Profession
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PHARMACISTS who will
DEFEND THE PROFESSION
Thousands of pharmacists from border to border and coast to coast have already sent in their contributiqns to Defend the Profession, P.O. Box 1921, Washington 13, D.C., and state and county pharmaceutical associations around the country are responding to the Defend the Profession fund-raising campaign through official action. By resolution , associations are wholeheartedly endorsing the campaign. The followin g are examples- not of the hundreds of letters of commendation from individual pharmacists- but of official actions of associations. Many more associations are meeting as we go to press and still more resolutions calling upon every pharmacist to answer the call to Defend the Profession will be inscribed upon the record books in the coming month . The rest is up to each and every pharmacist in the United States of America. Here are a few of the official action s which have been taken to date-
Arizona Arizona Pharmaceutical Association resolution Whereas, it is still the obligation of the pharmacists in Arizona to pay the costs of the defense of the anti trust suits against the Arizona associations, and Whereas, this antitrust suit against the pharmaceutical associations in APhA President J. Warren Lansdowne receives a check in the amount of $1,000 from Indiana Pharmaceutical Association President George M. Lanigan for the Defend the Profession fund-raising ca m paign.
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pharmacists who will 'defend the profession'
Arizona has expanded to other states, and Whereas, the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION is spearheading a national defense for all states involved, and Whereas, the financial responsibility of the defense is to be paid for by a national fund-raising campaign, to be conducted by the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION, now therefore Be it resolved that this association urge fellow pharmacists all over the nation to come to the support of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION in its fund-raising campaign to help fight this threat to our profession.
California Northern California Pharmaceutica I Association official statements The pharmacists of the United States have not been misguided by the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. We deplore the attack made on APHA and the insinuation that the defendants are incompetent to judge the qualifications of the legal counsel they selected. The APHA Defend the Profession fund drive was started with the unanimous approval of the defendants in Arizona, Idaho and Utah, as well as the Northern California Pharmaceutical Association. I hope that presidents of local, county, state and national pharmaceutical associations will join me in personally endorsing the APHA fund campaign to their members. A united effort now will demonstrate that pharmacy deserves the recognition for which we are fighting. On behalf of the other officers and members of the Northern California Pharmaceutical Association, I wish to express our gratitude to APHA for its complete support and assistance in furnishing not only top flight legal talent, but also for initiating the fund drive on a nation-wide basis. George R. Staple, president The Northern California Pharmaceutical Association unequivocally endorses and supports the actions of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION to assist the defendants in the antitrust action now in trial in San Francisco federal court.
The defendants have complete confidence in attorneys Broad, Khourie and Hanson. All persons presently associated with the case have been working together since November 1960 in a team effort to vindicate the defendants and preserve the professional heritage of every pharmacist in the United States. There is no cause in American pharmacy today which is more deserving of moral and financial support than the A PH A Defend the Profession campaign. Charles 0' Malley, secretary
Colorado Colorado Pharmacal Association resolution Be it resolved by the Colorado Pharmacal Association in annual convention assembled at Glenwood Springs, Colorado, this 14th day of June l9Gl that all members of the Colorado Pharmacal Association are urged to support morally and finan cially the segments of pharmacy that are being unjustly harassed by federal suits for alleged price fixing.
Connecticut Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association resolution Be it resolved that the Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association contribute $1,000 to the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION to be used to help defray expenses that are and will be incurred in their legal defense of the federal antitrust action in the several st ates relative to the profession of pharmacy; and Be it further resolved that we strongly urge that every pharmacist make an individual contribution to this end, whether he be a member of APHA or not.
Georgia Georgia Pharmaceutical Association resolution Whereas, the interests of the profession of pharmacy are being threatened by legal action in the states of Arizona, California, Idaho and Utah, and Whereas, there has appeared a blatant and ill-founded challenge to
the integrity, professional acumen and competence, preparation and interests of persons engaged in pharmacy as a profession concerned with the health and welfare of the American public, and Whereas, there is an organized effort entitled Defend the Profession, dedicated to defending, through the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION, the cause of the profession in the pertinent litigation now therefore, Be it resolved that Georgia Pharmaceutical Association espouses the goals, procedures and cause of the Defend the Profession movement, and, Be it further resolved that the Georgia Pharmaceutical Association urges its tnembership to endorse and support morally and financially the efforts and technics of the Defend the Profession movement. Adopted: June 14, 1961
New York Pharmaceutical Society of the State of New York
Whereas, such "test cases" in the federal courts are vital to the practice of pharmacy in the entire United States, and· Whereas, such pharmaceutical associations have appealed to the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION for assistance and financial aid in fighting these legal battles which will affect pharmacists in South Dakota, and Whereas, a trust fund has been established to receive contributions from individual pharmacists for use in these federal court cases, now therefore Be it resolved that the South Dakota Pharmaceutical Association in convention assembled urge all of its members to contribute at once to the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION's trust fund known asDefend the Profession, P.O. Box 1921, Washington 13, D.C. Adopted: June 20, 1961
Utah Utah Pharmaceutical Association
resolution
resolution
Whereas, APHA has laudably assisted the several western pharmaceutical associations involved in procedures instituted by the justice department and has undertaken to defend the profession, and Whereas, the secretary of the National Association of Retail Druggists has unfortunately cast aspersions upon this valuable action by APHA, Be it resolved that the Pharmaceutical Society of the State of New York commends and applauds the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION for its forthright assumption of the defense of pharmacy as a profession against all of its attackers everywhere and urges full support of all its members, and Be it further resolved that the untoward criticism of its actions by the secretary of the NARD can only be divisive and detrimental at this time of crisis when unity and solidarity within pharmacy must be shown in the face of those who would reduce its stature and relegate pharmacy to a minor status.
Whereas, President Herndon in his "President's Message" admonished us not to become embroiled in petty differences concerning the guidance and leadership of pharmacy at this crucial time, and Whereas, undivided organizational effort is necessary for the exoneration of the profession of pharmacy, therefore Be it resolved that the Utah Pharmaceutical Association in convention assembled unanimously pledges its continued support to the program of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION, and to its secretary, Dr. William S. Apple, and Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to Dr. Apple as an expression of gratitude and continued support from the Utah Pharmaceutical Association. Adopted: May 23, 1961
Virginia Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
Adopted: June 11-16, 1961
resolution
South Dakota
Whereas, the United States Department of Justice has placed the professional status of pharmacists everywhere at stake by charging pharmacists with "price fixing" for using traditional guides to determine professional fees for prescription services and, Whereas, the dispensing of prescriptions by a registered pharmacist is a professional service, and
South Dakota State Pharmaceutical Association resolution Whereas, pharmaceu:ical associations in four of our western states are now involved in antitrust cases dealing with the use of prescription pricing schedules, and
Pharmacy journals across the U.S. featured the Defend the Profession theme illustration on their covers. These include (from top to bottom), Iowa, Florida, Central Pharmaceutical Journal, Arizona, as well as Louisiana, New Hampshire and Wisconsin which are not pictured.
Whereas, the individual practitioner performing such service has both the professional and legal right to determine the fee for rendering such service, therefore Be it resolved that the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association approve the support of the Defend the Profession fund-raising campaign launched by the AMERICAN PHARMA CEUTICAL ASSOCIATION to defend these principles. Adopted: June 13, 1961
... ... ... other associations Other state associations adopting resolutions in support of the Defend the Profession campaign include Delaware, Indiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio and South Carolina. Vol. NS1, No.7, July 1961
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found
PHARMACISTS who will
DEFEND THE PROFESSION
Thousands of pharmacists from border to border and coast to coast have already sent in their contributiqns to Defend the Profession, P.O. Box 1921, Washington 13, D.C., and state and county pharmaceutical associations around the country are responding to the Defend the Profession fund-raising campaign through official action. By resolution , associations are wholeheartedly endorsing the campaign. The followin g are examples- not of the hundreds of letters of commendation from individual pharmacists- but of official actions of associations. Many more associations are meeting as we go to press and still more resolutions calling upon every pharmacist to answer the call to Defend the Profession will be inscribed upon the record books in the coming month . The rest is up to each and every pharmacist in the United States of America. Here are a few of the official action s which have been taken to date-
Arizona Arizona Pharmaceutical Association resolution Whereas, it is still the obligation of the pharmacists in Arizona to pay the costs of the defense of the anti trust suits against the Arizona associations, and Whereas, this antitrust suit against the pharmaceutical associations in APhA President J. Warren Lansdowne receives a check in the amount of $1,000 from Indiana Pharmaceutical Association President George M. Lanigan for the Defend the Profession fund-raising ca m paign.
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pharmacists who will 'defend the profession'
Arizona has expanded to other states, and Whereas, the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION is spearheading a national defense for all states involved, and Whereas, the financial responsibility of the defense is to be paid for by a national fund-raising campaign, to be conducted by the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION, now therefore Be it resolved that this association urge fellow pharmacists all over the nation to come to the support of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION in its fund-raising campaign to help fight this threat to our profession.
California Northern California Pharmaceutica I Association official statements The pharmacists of the United States have not been misguided by the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. We deplore the attack made on APHA and the insinuation that the defendants are incompetent to judge the qualifications of the legal counsel they selected. The APHA Defend the Profession fund drive was started with the unanimous approval of the defendants in Arizona, Idaho and Utah, as well as the Northern California Pharmaceutical Association. I hope that presidents of local, county, state and national pharmaceutical associations will join me in personally endorsing the APHA fund campaign to their members. A united effort now will demonstrate that pharmacy deserves the recognition for which we are fighting. On behalf of the other officers and members of the Northern California Pharmaceutical Association, I wish to express our gratitude to APHA for its complete support and assistance in furnishing not only top flight legal talent, but also for initiating the fund drive on a nation-wide basis. George R. Staple, president The Northern California Pharmaceutical Association unequivocally endorses and supports the actions of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION to assist the defendants in the antitrust action now in trial in San Francisco federal court.
The defendants have complete confidence in attorneys Broad, Khourie and Hanson. All persons presently associated with the case have been working together since November 1960 in a team effort to vindicate the defendants and preserve the professional heritage of every pharmacist in the United States. There is no cause in American pharmacy today which is more deserving of moral and financial support than the A PH A Defend the Profession campaign. Charles 0' Malley, secretary
Colorado Colorado Pharmacal Association resolution Be it resolved by the Colorado Pharmacal Association in annual convention assembled at Glenwood Springs, Colorado, this 14th day of June l9Gl that all members of the Colorado Pharmacal Association are urged to support morally and finan cially the segments of pharmacy that are being unjustly harassed by federal suits for alleged price fixing.
Connecticut Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association resolution Be it resolved that the Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association contribute $1,000 to the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION to be used to help defray expenses that are and will be incurred in their legal defense of the federal antitrust action in the several st ates relative to the profession of pharmacy; and Be it further resolved that we strongly urge that every pharmacist make an individual contribution to this end, whether he be a member of APHA or not.
Georgia Georgia Pharmaceutical Association resolution Whereas, the interests of the profession of pharmacy are being threatened by legal action in the states of Arizona, California, Idaho and Utah, and Whereas, there has appeared a blatant and ill-founded challenge to
the integrity, professional acumen and competence, preparation and interests of persons engaged in pharmacy as a profession concerned with the health and welfare of the American public, and Whereas, there is an organized effort entitled Defend the Profession, dedicated to defending, through the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION, the cause of the profession in the pertinent litigation now therefore, Be it resolved that Georgia Pharmaceutical Association espouses the goals, procedures and cause of the Defend the Profession movement, and, Be it further resolved that the Georgia Pharmaceutical Association urges its tnembership to endorse and support morally and financially the efforts and technics of the Defend the Profession movement. Adopted: June 14, 1961
New York Pharmaceutical Society of the State of New York
Whereas, such "test cases" in the federal courts are vital to the practice of pharmacy in the entire United States, and· Whereas, such pharmaceutical associations have appealed to the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION for assistance and financial aid in fighting these legal battles which will affect pharmacists in South Dakota, and Whereas, a trust fund has been established to receive contributions from individual pharmacists for use in these federal court cases, now therefore Be it resolved that the South Dakota Pharmaceutical Association in convention assembled urge all of its members to contribute at once to the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION's trust fund known asDefend the Profession, P.O. Box 1921, Washington 13, D.C. Adopted: June 20, 1961
Utah Utah Pharmaceutical Association
resolution
resolution
Whereas, APHA has laudably assisted the several western pharmaceutical associations involved in procedures instituted by the justice department and has undertaken to defend the profession, and Whereas, the secretary of the National Association of Retail Druggists has unfortunately cast aspersions upon this valuable action by APHA, Be it resolved that the Pharmaceutical Society of the State of New York commends and applauds the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION for its forthright assumption of the defense of pharmacy as a profession against all of its attackers everywhere and urges full support of all its members, and Be it further resolved that the untoward criticism of its actions by the secretary of the NARD can only be divisive and detrimental at this time of crisis when unity and solidarity within pharmacy must be shown in the face of those who would reduce its stature and relegate pharmacy to a minor status.
Whereas, President Herndon in his "President's Message" admonished us not to become embroiled in petty differences concerning the guidance and leadership of pharmacy at this crucial time, and Whereas, undivided organizational effort is necessary for the exoneration of the profession of pharmacy, therefore Be it resolved that the Utah Pharmaceutical Association in convention assembled unanimously pledges its continued support to the program of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION, and to its secretary, Dr. William S. Apple, and Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to Dr. Apple as an expression of gratitude and continued support from the Utah Pharmaceutical Association. Adopted: May 23, 1961
Virginia Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
Adopted: June 11-16, 1961
resolution
South Dakota
Whereas, the United States Department of Justice has placed the professional status of pharmacists everywhere at stake by charging pharmacists with "price fixing" for using traditional guides to determine professional fees for prescription services and, Whereas, the dispensing of prescriptions by a registered pharmacist is a professional service, and
South Dakota State Pharmaceutical Association resolution Whereas, pharmaceu:ical associations in four of our western states are now involved in antitrust cases dealing with the use of prescription pricing schedules, and
Pharmacy journals across the U.S. featured the Defend the Profession theme illustration on their covers. These include (from top to bottom), Iowa, Florida, Central Pharmaceutical Journal, Arizona, as well as Louisiana, New Hampshire and Wisconsin which are not pictured.
Whereas, the individual practitioner performing such service has both the professional and legal right to determine the fee for rendering such service, therefore Be it resolved that the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association approve the support of the Defend the Profession fund-raising campaign launched by the AMERICAN PHARMA CEUTICAL ASSOCIATION to defend these principles. Adopted: June 13, 1961
... ... ... other associations Other state associations adopting resolutions in support of the Defend the Profession campaign include Delaware, Indiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio and South Carolina. Vol. NS1, No.7, July 1961
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