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Get Rid of Doctor-Merchants
Bicentennial Award for Distinguished Service
Get Rid of
By Senator Philip A. Hart
Doctor-Merch~nts
I am very grateful to have been selected for one of these Bicentennial Awards. When I listened to your president comment on the investigations that we have held over these years, he said they sparked interest and sometimes remedial legislation. I wish there had been more remedial legislation resulting from some of those hearings. I remain convinced now, as I was then, that doctor-merchants are bad for doctors, and bad for the community. I would hope very much that you would remain constant in your efforts to persuade the Congress to prohibit the practice of physician ownership of pharmacies. Progress is dreadfully slow, particularly in a free society, but climbing those molehills successfully once in a while is the way man ascends. It's just a process of slow evolution. And if we really believe that, you will stay busy trying to get rid of doctor-merchants and that molehill will be climbed . •
On March 25, 1976, in Washington, D.C., incoming APhA President William F. Appel made the following remarks which were filmed and shown at the APhA Annual Meeting Final General Session, April 8, 1976, New Orleans, Louisiana. The recipient of the second Bicentennial A ward for Distinguished Service is United States Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan. Senator Hart has been the author or cosponsor of almost every piece of consumer legislation enacted by Congress, beginning with the Drug Safety Act of 1962. He wrote the Truth-in-Packaging Act passed in 1965, and was cosponsor of the Truth-inLending Act enacted the following year. As chairman of the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee, he conducted penetrating investigations into the prices of drugs, funerals, school books, auto insurance and repairs-investigations that have sparked national discussion and often remedial action. The Hart subcommittee was the first to exCommissioner Alexander M. Schmidt (Continued from previous page)
service rendered our nation, the APhA Board of Trustees decided this year to present to two Americans, Special Bicentennial A wards for Distinguished Public Service. The recipient of the first of these A wards is a long-time friend of pharmacy and the man charged with the awesome responsibility for the quality and integrity of the medications our patients use every day. The recipient of this Special Bicentennial
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pose an international cartel that was illegally rigging the price of quinidine resulting in the conviction of the conspirators and a reduction in the price of quinidine. The three-term Senator from Michigan also first brought to national attention the problems associated with physician ownership of pharmacies and the health hazards of "Diet Pills." Senator Mike Mansfield (0Mont.) has said that he hopes historians will take note of Hart's achievements because the Michigan senator "so often prefers to leave the glamor and glory to others as long as the result is right. " Senator Edward Brooke (R-Mass.) wrote"Your humanitarianism provides an unforgettable example to all of us who share your concerns. "
A native of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; a graduate of Georgetown University ( 1934) and the University of Michigan law school ( 1937), Philip A. Hart practiced law in Detroit prior to and following his service as lieutenant colonel in the US. Army during World War II. He was elected lieutenant governor of Michigan in 1954 and again in 1956 before he commenced his long term in the US. Senate ( 1959-1977). Unfortunately Senator Hart's health does not permit him to be with us today, but we have presented Senator Hart with a plaque featuring his photograph and the inscription "Bicentennial A ward for Distinguished Public Service. Philip A. Hart, United States Senator ( 1959-1977), April 8, 1976, New Orleans."
A ward for Distinguished Public Service received his MD degree from the University of Utah in 1955, completed his internship and residency in Utah, and served in the US. Army in Europe. Joining the medical faculty at the University of Utah in 1962, he became assistant dean in 1967 while continuing to pursue his research and teaching interests in cardiorespiratory therapy. In August 1967 he became chief of education and training for HEW's Regional Medical Programs service. Two years later, he
was named dean of the Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine at the University of illinois Medical Center, a position he held until becoming Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in 1973. He became FDA Commissioner in perhaps the most critical period in the agency's history. He has displayed an even-handed effort in dealing with the complex issues involving the health of all Americans and has displayed the type of leadership essential for the credibility and effectiveness of the Food and Drug Administration.
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Get Rid of
By Senator Philip A. Hart
Doctor-Merch~nts
I am very grateful to have been selected for one of these Bicentennial Awards. When I listened to your president comment on the investigations that we have held over these years, he said they sparked interest and sometimes remedial legislation. I wish there had been more remedial legislation resulting from some of those hearings. I remain convinced now, as I was then, that doctor-merchants are bad for doctors, and bad for the community. I would hope very much that you would remain constant in your efforts to persuade the Congress to prohibit the practice of physician ownership of pharmacies. Progress is dreadfully slow, particularly in a free society, but climbing those molehills successfully once in a while is the way man ascends. It's just a process of slow evolution. And if we really believe that, you will stay busy trying to get rid of doctor-merchants and that molehill will be climbed . •
On March 25, 1976, in Washington, D.C., incoming APhA President William F. Appel made the following remarks which were filmed and shown at the APhA Annual Meeting Final General Session, April 8, 1976, New Orleans, Louisiana. The recipient of the second Bicentennial A ward for Distinguished Service is United States Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan. Senator Hart has been the author or cosponsor of almost every piece of consumer legislation enacted by Congress, beginning with the Drug Safety Act of 1962. He wrote the Truth-in-Packaging Act passed in 1965, and was cosponsor of the Truth-inLending Act enacted the following year. As chairman of the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee, he conducted penetrating investigations into the prices of drugs, funerals, school books, auto insurance and repairs-investigations that have sparked national discussion and often remedial action. The Hart subcommittee was the first to exCommissioner Alexander M. Schmidt (Continued from previous page)
service rendered our nation, the APhA Board of Trustees decided this year to present to two Americans, Special Bicentennial A wards for Distinguished Public Service. The recipient of the first of these A wards is a long-time friend of pharmacy and the man charged with the awesome responsibility for the quality and integrity of the medications our patients use every day. The recipient of this Special Bicentennial
Vol. NS 16, No.7, July 1976
pose an international cartel that was illegally rigging the price of quinidine resulting in the conviction of the conspirators and a reduction in the price of quinidine. The three-term Senator from Michigan also first brought to national attention the problems associated with physician ownership of pharmacies and the health hazards of "Diet Pills." Senator Mike Mansfield (0Mont.) has said that he hopes historians will take note of Hart's achievements because the Michigan senator "so often prefers to leave the glamor and glory to others as long as the result is right. " Senator Edward Brooke (R-Mass.) wrote"Your humanitarianism provides an unforgettable example to all of us who share your concerns. "
A native of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; a graduate of Georgetown University ( 1934) and the University of Michigan law school ( 1937), Philip A. Hart practiced law in Detroit prior to and following his service as lieutenant colonel in the US. Army during World War II. He was elected lieutenant governor of Michigan in 1954 and again in 1956 before he commenced his long term in the US. Senate ( 1959-1977). Unfortunately Senator Hart's health does not permit him to be with us today, but we have presented Senator Hart with a plaque featuring his photograph and the inscription "Bicentennial A ward for Distinguished Public Service. Philip A. Hart, United States Senator ( 1959-1977), April 8, 1976, New Orleans."
A ward for Distinguished Public Service received his MD degree from the University of Utah in 1955, completed his internship and residency in Utah, and served in the US. Army in Europe. Joining the medical faculty at the University of Utah in 1962, he became assistant dean in 1967 while continuing to pursue his research and teaching interests in cardiorespiratory therapy. In August 1967 he became chief of education and training for HEW's Regional Medical Programs service. Two years later, he
was named dean of the Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine at the University of illinois Medical Center, a position he held until becoming Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in 1973. He became FDA Commissioner in perhaps the most critical period in the agency's history. He has displayed an even-handed effort in dealing with the complex issues involving the health of all Americans and has displayed the type of leadership essential for the credibility and effectiveness of the Food and Drug Administration.
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