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Pharmacy Week in Review
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'. Mr. Thom~ 888. Mr. Krel in 1889 an W"Ishlngton, Nov 6-P In 1902. MI'. Truman, In . a Pharma I~ :ue acce!'ted as a matter of profession In messag'l to Dr George o~n store In ton, preSIdent of the w~~o~.::c~O\~~~~i:\rMd ,t he occa~ion wh,~n the-··pttblie 'is' 'as1(~lf to lauded the 10- can Pharmaceutical As tor In jng up ·the professional ' asp<:on sl der the Importance of the .pharmaclst to eir long hOllts made public tO~ll!' tha Ite .is thf' drug ctore. . <:ommttn ity he.a lth welfare. . _ ______ ,._.__ - 1<"r,,1 serve nation s pharmaCIsts f iII'l>,arPharmaceutical p~omotlon health of every citizen a .butions to the health of NeIghborhood Drugg,st ey is. ed forces andurged the that publ . Hie war and - 1 efficiency in pharm of an unspcrti'll.'ular and little publicized .. , service be maintained since then we have had a u~f'[l\lness we take for grant- _! ,:econstruction era. n · "The pharmacists' of eeks" set aside to 'calling pu e to acknowledge, is be- __ Hon," President Trun n to · some urgent .need, su he ' "have 'earned .t he thaJ lean-Up Weeks we used to eeks" to point out the irE'S 'his special knowledge and he ~i~er!~~~I,.~eoE:I~_~or made to our general welfarc 's of study .' groups. :This. time sOme ph of the association has thought up Na~ ' \vith ils dey· ••• macy Week, November 4 to 1 . t d d The man behind the prescription countf glad of the opportunity to IS S \1 y ~es. n~_your druggl&t-Is getting a little speci about .the ncighborhood regIstratIOn b)aUention tIllS weett- all over the nation. The regist~red ph;arnnac:ist human is National Pharmacy Week, starting S. doctor's prescriptions, knowle,day and continuing through Saturday. f ettes and tooth paste, and e of the "key ]the sole purpose Is to pay tribute to 'der out of your eye' is one diseaSf. wthousands of phar~acists who, ~ach in _ _.&.f.1. .... 1...<>-cc.a;ornrn,.,nitv. .He IT ~ quiet way, does so much to keep the hf I Ie:".. mcreE of the nation at a high level. . lent$. What your druggist possesses in 51 they ~j'm;~C'is1~ hav£- . knowledge and skill, he acquired the . doctor sends. I Imd Ittdl' 1>l:'lo>f;' way-by. "ool'" '" c:t.nilv pn~omDaS! As a matter OJ TO P . variety.lt\ewlUlilft ~ve. • tore is an institution, nothing
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National Pharmacy Week is Nov. and her18. nlds' :m institut;on that has h ad as varied a career nation,day at the :1:; any business in America Each generation has of before t , Ie a change in the (for of Nati,ll Medical Head Pays Garvin, state' ehairwe never spoke of gomg to the s). It e thou- Dr. Rowe recentl: T °b t t D ists chO'I Pharmacy Weew h.as grcwn from a panacea for. ills to a department, < 0 . havC'j(ers from the rl u e 0 rugg n Ph terday efh~ifolr-0~day, released store vdthou~ yard goods.Chain pharmacies com- \. e ~rmYOf the Medical C, . ted: ident Harry ~wIti.~ette~ from pctc;with almost every merchant and maybe t.~is d~~~O:r~~gi.nia where for 10 NaConal Pharmacy .weekh, WhIC~ sen' no pha -, . ' man. chairm n of the is being observed dunng t e wee the t! e -. earn~~a~~!s. of th'e Nation is handy, to ~et roller skates, paints, sho~~, kitchenciviJia~ harmaac and ass! of November 4, receiyed recogni- fron' r'Can ~ople fo~h~~~s ~1~n1~e .wa~e, alc~gslde c~eese on· rye and asplrm tablets. r~l:e~c fhe cOlle~e. He ree tion in a statement lssue~ today ~ pre lce h'hlCh they have rendere~ . The tall bottles of colored water used to denote Pthe i det)'ree at the UnivE by Dr. G. M. Brooks, pre~d.e~tso~ lont. sng 0; ephwar yeflrs. The thousihe 1;>usincss ·to us as the cigar store 'its Indian, but. ig:n, his M.S. degrc Cape May County Me ca 0 armaclSts who hay ' I . ' . . ed their country in th~ Arm; the neon ,SIgn has Its day now, maybe WIth a door ave ~en verslty of Monta~a, clety. "National Pharmacy ~ 1 us~~~s~~y and the- additional that is opened with a magic eye. Always there.. is t~:k~~~ gre,e. at the Umve Dr. Brooks, "is the occ ch on the a :;eeti'1n where thll)HCh 'F.vPTI mel'lcan Dr. .J all are .;oncerne< ' nmuniti h o. e- cIvlltan ' f th d' 1 d tm ounger men m ~ promotion of commUI ' lJhich e:ner~~se hlC~U!'Ved a. rec~ . e ISP ay an a os Medical Society Head d:y.cation and is ·: recognize the imports: ~ l of the . g est pralse_ .~ .he years, the pharmacy ~ • ogress in that fiel 10cal drug store and t ' . field of for the ills, the pharmacis4 AIds PharJ,1lacy' Week I the last meetir nity pharmacist. 'I or law enforcement havp been penser of to his cor -aJor General Hob\ juncts to the, dlstnbutl This Is National Pharmacy . ..• . ,~. " _. _ _ .-.. ... .,. I • ( din~ted with a view to making a:rfm~m Montrjbution to the ACIST~ Week. It ' was recognized today LET'S. GIVE THEM CREDIT rica or. y message_. to . the n a state~ent by Dr.·R. T. Buck. . ~ as Y~UPphannaceUtical Associa- W h' ey, presioent of the Mercer THF service of an unspectacular an ~ I Ph repare to observe Naas mgton, Nov. 4 (AP) ounty Medieal Society . ' er fo~":r:cro ~~:k from· No- Pre~id~nt 'l~man has asked "National Pharmac • Week" publicized group of speCialIsts whose 1 . carryon with the ember ~!lt,h Na~lon s pharmacists to carryon aitt Dr. Buckley "is Ythe occ:~ness we ,take for granted, but rarely ta . ,./ -- _ .. enter. t~e e::r:;: r~c~"i:: It~elr "car.ef~l ~atch" on the puh· i?n when all wh~ are concerned trouble to acknowledge: is being empl, -'- ahead. :h.c he,~Itli. Wlt~ , the same ef~i- WIth the prom~tion of community thl e k .' ~ clen~y With whIch they served In health recogmze the importance ~" we. , . . . _,,~ of the local drug store a'-' .... , ~ur pharmacist acquires hlS speclal B' U ., . 'Moulton, pl'e!\i- commu~ity pharmacist ~s IlaY-bY years ( ~ - ...,,_ tant adJuncts to the dlSb mH I 1\ b' t B Pres ..
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EXPANDED PROGRAM FOR 1946 PHARMACY WEEK ANNOUNCED AS JUDGING OF WINDOW DISPLAY ENTRIES ENDS PAST YEAR'S ACTIVITIES; WEBER AND JUDD AND MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE AGAIN TAKE. TOP HONORS; PARTICIPATION CALLED BEST YET Pharmacy Week Committee begins A sworkTHEon plans for an expanded 1946 program,
the past y~ar's activities come to a close with jUdging of the window display contest. The Weber and Judd Company, retail pharmacists of Rochester, Minn., and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy took top honors in the retail and college divisions, respectively. Weber and Judd will receive the Robert J. Ruth Trophy, donated each year by the Federal Wholesale Druggists' Association. The Massachusetts College will receive the Cl1P awarded by the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCI:ATION. Both winners were thus honored for the second consecutive year. Retail pharmacists receiving certificates of merit are: First- Samuel F. Rigger, Washington, D ..C. Second- C. W. Schmidt, Archer Prescription Shop, Wichita, Kan. Third- Hoagland's Drugstore, New Brunswick, N. J . . Fourth- Miller's Drugstore, Bay City, Mich. Fifth-East End Apothecary, Birmingham, Ala. Sixth-Roy S. Warnack, Warnack Pharmacy Los Angeles, Calif. Seventh- Irl G. Burkher, Pitman-Wilson Co., Rushville, Ind. Eighth- Neale's Drugstore, Elkins, W. Va. I
Ninth- Ralph E. Ladd, Prescription Pharmacy, Rockford, Ill. Tenth- Mr. Milton J. DeRouen, New Orleans, La. First honorable mention in the college competition was awarded to the Drake University College of Pharmacy, Des Moines, Ia., with second honorable mention going to the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Philadel phia. Those taking honbrs in the final judging were selected from entries from 20 states, representing winners of contests conducted at the state level. Thirteen institutions competed in the pharmacy college division, the National Pharmacy Week Chairman, Charles R. Bohrer, announced. Window displays were judged by a special committee, appointed by the Pharmacy Week Committee, composed of George H. Frates of the National Association of Retail Druggists, Washington, D. C.; Frank L. Black of Hynson, Westcott and Dunning, Inc., Baltimore, Md.; Dr. A. C. Taylor, president of the District of Columbia Board of Pharmacy, Washington, D. C.; Bernard Zerbe, representing American Druggist; and Stephens Rippey, representing Drug Topics. In reviewing 1945 Pharmacy Week, which was ' jointly supported by A. PH. A. and N. A. R. D.,
UNUSUAL pictorial treatment of a familiar scene makes the photograph above a good example of public relations material for Pharmacy Week. Operations involved in compounding a prescription were traced by a light in the hands of the pharmacist~ This photograph from the Gallagher Drug Co., Dayton, 0., was given prominent newspaper position.
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JUDGING THE PHARMACY WEEK DISPLAY CONTEST at A. Ph. A. headquarters on January 24 were (1. to r.) Bernard Zerbe of American Druggist; Dr. A. C. Taylor, president of the District of Columbia Board of Pharmacy; Stephens Rippey of Drug Topics; Frank L. Black of Hynson, Westcott and Dunning; and George H. Frates of the National Association of Retail Druggists. The special committee was appointed by Charles R. Bohrer, Pharmacy Week chairman.
the Pharmacy Week Committee noted increased participation through the press, radio, public addresses and, most importan,t , through individual retail pharmacies. Pharmacists throughout the country installed special displays, although a great many displays were not photographed for entry in the contest. Exhibits were installed in colleges, libraries and public buildings. To aid pharmacists in display work the Committee supplied 35,000 Pharmacy Week posters without charge, primarily through state associations. Forty-one state associations agr~ed to distribute the posters to their members. Hundreds of newspapers carried the story of pharmacy's professional service, both in news columns and editorial pages. Releases were distributed by both the A. PH. A. Committee on ;Public Relations 'and by state and local groups. In additi
Publicity to all state associations and colleges and about 50 additional copies were supplied to radio stations and pharmaceutical groups just prior to Pharmacy Week. A series of radio spot announcements was also widely distributed The A. PH. A. pre'sident, Dr. George A. Moulton, gave two broadcasts from Washington-one directed to the nation's capital itself over an NBC station, and another over eastern U. S. stations of the Mutual Broadcasting System. Hundreds of Pharmacy Week articles and other material for public addresses before civic and church groups were supplied from Pharmacy Week headquarters on request. College participation was particularly effective when tied in with "open house" programs, during which pharmaceutical techniques were demonstrated and explained to the public. Here are some of the ' projects highlighted in reports from various groups to the Pharmacy Week Committee: The most comprehensive report submitted, and one which indicated an extensive and successful program, came from the Dayton (0.) Druggists' Association, where Nathan A. Simpson served as local Pharmacy Week chairman. Main event of the week was a program, staged in a public auditorium, which merged entertainment with material designed to give the public information about pharmacy. Radio stations
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and the press both cooperated fully. Feature stories and photographs appeared in Sunday papers, and news stories and discussions by columnists appeared during the week. In Indiana 124 pledges to install special displays were received by State Chairman Ira V. Rothrock. Winners of the independent and chain drugstore divisions of the state contest were awarded $50 Victory Bonds. The Hook Drug Co. installed Pharmacy Week windows in nearly all of its 53 pharmacies. Irl G. Burkher, whose display later won seventh honorable mention in the national contest, spoke at the local high school. The Michigan association received three times as many Pharmacy Week windows for judging as in 1944. The Kent County Retail Druggists' Association and Detroit Retail Druggists' Association backed state endeavors with active programs. The New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association increased participation by preparing a program for the guidance of its affiliated county associations. Cooperation of the president of the state medical society and of each county medical society was secured to issue a public Pharmacy Week statement which was published in all leading daily newspapers of the state. Twice as many display entries were received as in 1944. Camden County and Mercer County associations were particularly active, with 40% and 70% of their member pharmacies, respectively, entering displays in the contest. At least five radio programs were broadcast, and spot announcements were can-ied by most New Jersey stations. Pharmacy Week releases were mailed to 400 newspapers, with the Trenton Times receiving special mention for publishing pharmacy articles each day during Pharmacy Week and on three days the preceding week. Various local associations sponsored special newspaper advertisements. Pharmacy Week addresses were given before at least five civic clubs. David 1. Cohen, chairman of the New Jersey Pharmacy Week Committee, reports that there was wider participation than ever before. In Alabama daily Pharmacy Week announcements went out from 13 radio stations. Special programs were presented in every district at civic clubs and schools. The Northern Ohio Retail Druggists' Association arranged three programs over local radio stations. A new twist to interprofessional publicity was given by the Northern Ohio group through a Pharmacy Week issue of Cleveland VD Information, a publication of the Academy of Medicine and Cleveland Health Council, which was
primarily devoted to local pharmacy cooperation in the venereal disease control program. Kansas reported unusual Pharmacy Week activity in the field of addresses by pharmacists before civic clubs. In Iowa news stories in local papers were particularly successful, stimulated by model stories mailed to pharmacists from the state association. Oklahoma reported an especially successful radio broadcast, prepared by Prof. Ralph Bienfang with the cooperation of the Fine Arts Department of the University of Oklahoma. In Delaware there was good participation through special window displays and cooperative advertising in newspapers. The University oj Toledo College of Pharmacy and St. John's University College of Pharmacy reported successful "open house" events. Nebraska and Mississippi were also among those reporting good response. Appreciation of the efforts of all those who helped make the 1945 program a success was expressed by Charles R. Bohrer, Pharmacy Week chairman. He indicated that each year pharmacists have become increasingly aware of the value of this effort in impressing upon patrons the importance of their professional services. Those serving on the Pharmacy Week Committee with Mr. Bohrer were: R. D. Bienfang, Norman, Okla.; H. V. Darnell, Indianapolis, Ind.; L. J. Dueker, St. Louis, Mo.; L. L. Eisentraut, Des Moines, Ia.; L. J. Fischl, Oakland, Calif.; A. C. Fritz, Indianapolis, Ind.; E. W. Gibbs, Birmingham, Ala.; A. R. Granito, Hackensack, N. J.; J. W. Holt, Meridian, Miss.; E. C. Horn, Milwaukee, Wis.; John O'Brien, Oamaha, Nebr., R. Q. Richards, Fort Myer, Fla.; Walter Rhodes, Portland, Ore.; J. J. Staven, San Francisco, Calif.; and W. E. Waples, Baltimore, Md.
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WINNING DISPLAYS of the 1945 Pharmacy Week contest are shown at the right. The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy won the college competition with a display (upper photograph) depicting the importance of drugs in greatly increasing man's life span since the days of ancient Egypt. The Weber and Judd Co. of Rochester, Minn., received the Robert J. Ruth Trophy as winners of the retail pharmacy division. The theme of their display (lower photograph) was "hats off to the past, coats off to the future."
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-~' -Ident Truman, In a Pharrj Interesting Old Time Pharmacy d. Week mllaage, to Dr. Ge: Equipment and Medl I i= .~:, ~~~~~:n~f :;e~~~bol""~~ Slt~wn~ in Bohrer c nes 1,- • Ph,armaceut)al aa,oclat{o~aealdeModer!l ',e public Monday, than l 10 ·tlon'. pharmacist. fo OU on roa cas's ;tlon, to the health oj • force,. and the pUblic,From Washlnglon y war and urged that tl ficiency In pharmace PETERBOROUGH. l~ Ice be maintained GQtge A. Moulton. president co,~;~.uc;~a~~~~I'fe the .American Pharmaceutical a~o. tlon," Prealdent Trl ciahon, spoke over WRC. Washmg· c "have earned the the ton. Tht+rsday afternoon and will h America n people for also broadcast over Station WOL 11 did .er.vlc,. whiM ~whi1e there. on the "Voice of , th~ Apothecary" program. His talks are ' in keeping with National Pharmacy Dec,ad~ Week. which is being observed thiI A _.action, tbat ~el.~~k all over the nation. , - - -_ 10 Y"'noII\IIl0r, dect 'D,,,,,,,"lL _ _.• ~,,, .on» A!lrlv l<:Jpear wlli IDe ..evelt.,ped b - - . ~ 644 PHARMACY WEEK HAILei and pn.. ma~utloal PRESCRIPTIONS I f than a~ an" time 0 , 0 Truman Lauds War Aid of ThOle :~tl.~a P~:l~:n~ D~i HIT ALL. TIM E a r. Ych: in Field, Citel Peace Talk h1 !'~:t:l.c:~~/~to:c. HIGH THIS YEAR ir of WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (JP)-A ." t d ,. , f letter from President .l1 uman, W~P,lt 10 e~aI~~W~~ Washington, D. C.• Nov. 4 [SP~'I ape dated Oct. 18, was made public b rhel o~ f t II. lett' ciaI1-Dr. George A. M~lton. presl' bras, tnrl_v hV George A. Moulton, d!n:e~,.~ ~lfmk11 dent ot the American ~ erican Phar:napharmaclats tor cont,! cal association. ushered as follows. health of the a.rmecl. Pharmacy week today L iJtQ! ~e ~at!~n public dUrln!~ 1~ ,~ ...,t .. th harmacists 0 h or a~es 8;lendi~ lied more L ' have render~c;l lIap-than in B WASHINGTON (iP) - PTeside~t bars. The thouthe absen Truman has asked the nations cists who hav h . t pharmacists to carry on their "care- ry in the Arm armacls S ~u1. watch" on the ?~bli9 "hea~th p d the additional wl.th the same «;fflclen~y With ve kept a careful Ittg on the .r WhICh they served m wartIme.. L th of the civilian MemberI' c1 th~' Blair County new drugs u Dr. George A. Moulton. preSIdent E achieved a rec_~ ,. . . n said. "Mor of the American Pharma<;sutical As- L ighest praise. Phr ~~,~e~~~ca; I'Is~o~'::' JO~ which I pJ'~dicted that sociation, toda! made p~blic ~ letter , t icell, whether in oak 'I 'r l ' t from the PreSIdent. wntten In con. r acture distribu'a:ls S nection with the observance of Nament, have bee Ire~s, tional Pharmacy Week from Nov. view to maki-r, Druggists Amon! r J 1 ': to 10. f( tributlon to f ' e
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He's Earned ft ... Tne man behind the prescription counter -your druggist-is getting a little special ' , Hii l ,4 attention this week all over the natiori. It ~ r, of fad, witl; is National Pharmacy Week. starting Sun:se'r ious ,conse day and contmuing through Saturday, and ,~thQut !h1im. : the sole purpose is to pay ' tribute to the hi4>sp~cial .. _ _ _ _ _..:._~_____.a thousands of pharmacists who, each in his study c( SALUTE , TO O . UR DRUGGISTS lVllUviIle Pharmacists quiet way, does so much to keep the health National Phar"",,,,.is.· of the nation at a high level. '< of the s'teady 1 This week. Noveniber 41th to 10th. November 4-11 ana 0 most novel displays . What your druggist : possesses in, spo";"" · de"i~l()p'meIl!tfl.' S N'atlp , 1 ~hSl.rmJaCy Week. may be ' seen in knowledge and' skill, he acquired the ' PHAR""ACY WeEK . dJ;Ug store IS an insbt'll ing like it anywhere " , treet window of the All' way-by years of .study encompassii •.o;jdent 1rUml.l'l;~ tritllitt to th world,' and so efficient store. variety of subjects. His education, like!" ""acis~ of'!> th., n..tirm ~ the hensive that its marvels ' of a doctor or lawyer. never stops. Con: - :llOli of ~()"al Ph~aey W~, dupl'icareq elsewhere in "reading up" on new developme:n..ts :i~;' ~ing; (l1:l~rv.d, lIi ...tIIl, merited: field is required to keep him posted. II druggists ' ha:v~·hed a difli~t 'armacist is':,. one of 01.\1' never-~nding process whicl:1 starts wh« ·l.ime of it ,during wsr, with thtir teetors as he compounds enters college and ends when . he re own rankll dept~ due to defl\l»1ds ician's prescrip,tions. and f f t h . e than that. He is friend from prar.tice of the profession. , 0 tht ann~ ~ a t e very. t,me elI or. aid and adviser. aehas been described as a "key they had"a.c1dftl0nal ~esponlibl.uti~ prut~c~ all the.ans:wthe ceaseless campaign aga\nst ~Usease and work ,bEtcau~ of the ~ho~age .of er .it's nangovers or description fits. ' . , ~octor~. Yet, they l'lay.~ .a big part vit~~ins or vdttles.e In a 11;()Ut:hwest --" "nnt""butio f th d ' . t t In he~ptng'to ~~egua~~ ClVlhan healt.~ 'ort
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'. Mr. Thom~ 888. Mr. Krel in 1889 an W"Ishlngton, Nov 6-P In 1902. MI'. Truman, In . a Pharma I~ :ue acce!'ted as a matter of profession In messag'l to Dr George o~n store In ton, preSIdent of the w~~o~.::c~O\~~~~i:\rMd ,t he occa~ion wh,~n the-··pttblie 'is' 'as1(~lf to lauded the 10- can Pharmaceutical As tor In jng up ·the professional ' asp<:on sl der the Importance of the .pharmaclst to eir long hOllts made public tO~ll!' tha Ite .is thf' drug ctore. . <:ommttn ity he.a lth welfare. . _ ______ ,._.__ - 1<"r,,1 serve nation s pharmaCIsts f iII'l>,arPharmaceutical p~omotlon health of every citizen a .butions to the health of NeIghborhood Drugg,st ey is. ed forces andurged the that publ . Hie war and - 1 efficiency in pharm of an unspcrti'll.'ular and little publicized .. , service be maintained since then we have had a u~f'[l\lness we take for grant- _! ,:econstruction era. n · "The pharmacists' of eeks" set aside to 'calling pu e to acknowledge, is be- __ Hon," President Trun n to · some urgent .need, su he ' "have 'earned .t he thaJ lean-Up Weeks we used to eeks" to point out the irE'S 'his special knowledge and he ~i~er!~~~I,.~eoE:I~_~or made to our general welfarc 's of study .' groups. :This. time sOme ph of the association has thought up Na~ ' \vith ils dey· ••• macy Week, November 4 to 1 . t d d The man behind the prescription countf glad of the opportunity to IS S \1 y ~es. n~_your druggl&t-Is getting a little speci about .the ncighborhood regIstratIOn b)aUention tIllS weett- all over the nation. The regist~red ph;arnnac:ist human is National Pharmacy Week, starting S. doctor's prescriptions, knowle,day and continuing through Saturday. f ettes and tooth paste, and e of the "key ]the sole purpose Is to pay tribute to 'der out of your eye' is one diseaSf. wthousands of phar~acists who, ~ach in _ _.&.f.1. .... 1...<>-cc.a;ornrn,.,nitv. .He IT ~ quiet way, does so much to keep the hf I Ie:".. mcreE of the nation at a high level. . lent$. What your druggist possesses in 51 they ~j'm;~C'is1~ hav£- . knowledge and skill, he acquired the . doctor sends. I Imd Ittdl' 1>l:'lo>f;' way-by. "ool'" '" c:t.nilv pn~omDaS! As a matter OJ TO P . variety.lt\ewlUlilft ~ve. • tore is an institution, nothing
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National Pharmacy Week is Nov. and her18. nlds' :m institut;on that has h ad as varied a career nation,day at the :1:; any business in America Each generation has of before t , Ie a change in the (for of Nati,ll Medical Head Pays Garvin, state' ehairwe never spoke of gomg to the s). It e thou- Dr. Rowe recentl: T °b t t D ists chO'I Pharmacy Weew h.as grcwn from a panacea for. ills to a department, < 0 . havC'j(ers from the rl u e 0 rugg n Ph terday efh~ifolr-0~day, released store vdthou~ yard goods.Chain pharmacies com- \. e ~rmYOf the Medical C, . ted: ident Harry ~wIti.~ette~ from pctc;with almost every merchant and maybe t.~is d~~~O:r~~gi.nia where for 10 NaConal Pharmacy .weekh, WhIC~ sen' no pha -, . ' man. chairm n of the is being observed dunng t e wee the t! e -. earn~~a~~!s. of th'e Nation is handy, to ~et roller skates, paints, sho~~, kitchenciviJia~ harmaac and ass! of November 4, receiyed recogni- fron' r'Can ~ople fo~h~~~s ~1~n1~e .wa~e, alc~gslde c~eese on· rye and asplrm tablets. r~l:e~c fhe cOlle~e. He ree tion in a statement lssue~ today ~ pre lce h'hlCh they have rendere~ . The tall bottles of colored water used to denote Pthe i det)'ree at the UnivE by Dr. G. M. Brooks, pre~d.e~tso~ lont. sng 0; ephwar yeflrs. The thousihe 1;>usincss ·to us as the cigar store 'its Indian, but. ig:n, his M.S. degrc Cape May County Me ca 0 armaclSts who hay ' I . ' . . ed their country in th~ Arm; the neon ,SIgn has Its day now, maybe WIth a door ave ~en verslty of Monta~a, clety. "National Pharmacy ~ 1 us~~~s~~y and the- additional that is opened with a magic eye. Always there.. is t~:k~~~ gre,e. at the Umve Dr. Brooks, "is the occ ch on the a :;eeti'1n where thll)HCh 'F.vPTI mel'lcan Dr. .J all are .;oncerne< ' nmuniti h o. e- cIvlltan ' f th d' 1 d tm ounger men m ~ promotion of commUI ' lJhich e:ner~~se hlC~U!'Ved a. rec~ . e ISP ay an a os Medical Society Head d:y.cation and is ·: recognize the imports: ~ l of the . g est pralse_ .~ .he years, the pharmacy ~ • ogress in that fiel 10cal drug store and t ' . field of for the ills, the pharmacis4 AIds PharJ,1lacy' Week I the last meetir nity pharmacist. 'I or law enforcement havp been penser of to his cor -aJor General Hob\ juncts to the, dlstnbutl This Is National Pharmacy . ..• . ,~. " _. _ _ .-.. ... .,. I • ( din~ted with a view to making a:rfm~m Montrjbution to the ACIST~ Week. It ' was recognized today LET'S. GIVE THEM CREDIT rica or. y message_. to . the n a state~ent by Dr.·R. T. Buck. . ~ as Y~UPphannaceUtical Associa- W h' ey, presioent of the Mercer THF service of an unspectacular an ~ I Ph repare to observe Naas mgton, Nov. 4 (AP) ounty Medieal Society . ' er fo~":r:cro ~~:k from· No- Pre~id~nt 'l~man has asked "National Pharmac • Week" publicized group of speCialIsts whose 1 . carryon with the ember ~!lt,h Na~lon s pharmacists to carryon aitt Dr. Buckley "is Ythe occ:~ness we ,take for granted, but rarely ta . ,./ -- _ .. enter. t~e e::r:;: r~c~"i:: It~elr "car.ef~l ~atch" on the puh· i?n when all wh~ are concerned trouble to acknowledge: is being empl, -'- ahead. :h.c he,~Itli. Wlt~ , the same ef~i- WIth the prom~tion of community thl e k .' ~ clen~y With whIch they served In health recogmze the importance ~" we. , . . . _,,~ of the local drug store a'-' .... , ~ur pharmacist acquires hlS speclal B' U ., . 'Moulton, pl'e!\i- commu~ity pharmacist ~s IlaY-bY years ( ~ - ...,,_ tant adJuncts to the dlSb mH I 1\ b' t B Pres ..
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EXPANDED PROGRAM FOR 1946 PHARMACY WEEK ANNOUNCED AS JUDGING OF WINDOW DISPLAY ENTRIES ENDS PAST YEAR'S ACTIVITIES; WEBER AND JUDD AND MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE AGAIN TAKE. TOP HONORS; PARTICIPATION CALLED BEST YET Pharmacy Week Committee begins A sworkTHEon plans for an expanded 1946 program,
the past y~ar's activities come to a close with jUdging of the window display contest. The Weber and Judd Company, retail pharmacists of Rochester, Minn., and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy took top honors in the retail and college divisions, respectively. Weber and Judd will receive the Robert J. Ruth Trophy, donated each year by the Federal Wholesale Druggists' Association. The Massachusetts College will receive the Cl1P awarded by the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCI:ATION. Both winners were thus honored for the second consecutive year. Retail pharmacists receiving certificates of merit are: First- Samuel F. Rigger, Washington, D ..C. Second- C. W. Schmidt, Archer Prescription Shop, Wichita, Kan. Third- Hoagland's Drugstore, New Brunswick, N. J . . Fourth- Miller's Drugstore, Bay City, Mich. Fifth-East End Apothecary, Birmingham, Ala. Sixth-Roy S. Warnack, Warnack Pharmacy Los Angeles, Calif. Seventh- Irl G. Burkher, Pitman-Wilson Co., Rushville, Ind. Eighth- Neale's Drugstore, Elkins, W. Va. I
Ninth- Ralph E. Ladd, Prescription Pharmacy, Rockford, Ill. Tenth- Mr. Milton J. DeRouen, New Orleans, La. First honorable mention in the college competition was awarded to the Drake University College of Pharmacy, Des Moines, Ia., with second honorable mention going to the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Philadel phia. Those taking honbrs in the final judging were selected from entries from 20 states, representing winners of contests conducted at the state level. Thirteen institutions competed in the pharmacy college division, the National Pharmacy Week Chairman, Charles R. Bohrer, announced. Window displays were judged by a special committee, appointed by the Pharmacy Week Committee, composed of George H. Frates of the National Association of Retail Druggists, Washington, D. C.; Frank L. Black of Hynson, Westcott and Dunning, Inc., Baltimore, Md.; Dr. A. C. Taylor, president of the District of Columbia Board of Pharmacy, Washington, D. C.; Bernard Zerbe, representing American Druggist; and Stephens Rippey, representing Drug Topics. In reviewing 1945 Pharmacy Week, which was ' jointly supported by A. PH. A. and N. A. R. D.,
UNUSUAL pictorial treatment of a familiar scene makes the photograph above a good example of public relations material for Pharmacy Week. Operations involved in compounding a prescription were traced by a light in the hands of the pharmacist~ This photograph from the Gallagher Drug Co., Dayton, 0., was given prominent newspaper position.
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JUDGING THE PHARMACY WEEK DISPLAY CONTEST at A. Ph. A. headquarters on January 24 were (1. to r.) Bernard Zerbe of American Druggist; Dr. A. C. Taylor, president of the District of Columbia Board of Pharmacy; Stephens Rippey of Drug Topics; Frank L. Black of Hynson, Westcott and Dunning; and George H. Frates of the National Association of Retail Druggists. The special committee was appointed by Charles R. Bohrer, Pharmacy Week chairman.
the Pharmacy Week Committee noted increased participation through the press, radio, public addresses and, most importan,t , through individual retail pharmacies. Pharmacists throughout the country installed special displays, although a great many displays were not photographed for entry in the contest. Exhibits were installed in colleges, libraries and public buildings. To aid pharmacists in display work the Committee supplied 35,000 Pharmacy Week posters without charge, primarily through state associations. Forty-one state associations agr~ed to distribute the posters to their members. Hundreds of newspapers carried the story of pharmacy's professional service, both in news columns and editorial pages. Releases were distributed by both the A. PH. A. Committee on ;Public Relations 'and by state and local groups. In additi
Publicity to all state associations and colleges and about 50 additional copies were supplied to radio stations and pharmaceutical groups just prior to Pharmacy Week. A series of radio spot announcements was also widely distributed The A. PH. A. pre'sident, Dr. George A. Moulton, gave two broadcasts from Washington-one directed to the nation's capital itself over an NBC station, and another over eastern U. S. stations of the Mutual Broadcasting System. Hundreds of Pharmacy Week articles and other material for public addresses before civic and church groups were supplied from Pharmacy Week headquarters on request. College participation was particularly effective when tied in with "open house" programs, during which pharmaceutical techniques were demonstrated and explained to the public. Here are some of the ' projects highlighted in reports from various groups to the Pharmacy Week Committee: The most comprehensive report submitted, and one which indicated an extensive and successful program, came from the Dayton (0.) Druggists' Association, where Nathan A. Simpson served as local Pharmacy Week chairman. Main event of the week was a program, staged in a public auditorium, which merged entertainment with material designed to give the public information about pharmacy. Radio stations
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and the press both cooperated fully. Feature stories and photographs appeared in Sunday papers, and news stories and discussions by columnists appeared during the week. In Indiana 124 pledges to install special displays were received by State Chairman Ira V. Rothrock. Winners of the independent and chain drugstore divisions of the state contest were awarded $50 Victory Bonds. The Hook Drug Co. installed Pharmacy Week windows in nearly all of its 53 pharmacies. Irl G. Burkher, whose display later won seventh honorable mention in the national contest, spoke at the local high school. The Michigan association received three times as many Pharmacy Week windows for judging as in 1944. The Kent County Retail Druggists' Association and Detroit Retail Druggists' Association backed state endeavors with active programs. The New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association increased participation by preparing a program for the guidance of its affiliated county associations. Cooperation of the president of the state medical society and of each county medical society was secured to issue a public Pharmacy Week statement which was published in all leading daily newspapers of the state. Twice as many display entries were received as in 1944. Camden County and Mercer County associations were particularly active, with 40% and 70% of their member pharmacies, respectively, entering displays in the contest. At least five radio programs were broadcast, and spot announcements were can-ied by most New Jersey stations. Pharmacy Week releases were mailed to 400 newspapers, with the Trenton Times receiving special mention for publishing pharmacy articles each day during Pharmacy Week and on three days the preceding week. Various local associations sponsored special newspaper advertisements. Pharmacy Week addresses were given before at least five civic clubs. David 1. Cohen, chairman of the New Jersey Pharmacy Week Committee, reports that there was wider participation than ever before. In Alabama daily Pharmacy Week announcements went out from 13 radio stations. Special programs were presented in every district at civic clubs and schools. The Northern Ohio Retail Druggists' Association arranged three programs over local radio stations. A new twist to interprofessional publicity was given by the Northern Ohio group through a Pharmacy Week issue of Cleveland VD Information, a publication of the Academy of Medicine and Cleveland Health Council, which was
primarily devoted to local pharmacy cooperation in the venereal disease control program. Kansas reported unusual Pharmacy Week activity in the field of addresses by pharmacists before civic clubs. In Iowa news stories in local papers were particularly successful, stimulated by model stories mailed to pharmacists from the state association. Oklahoma reported an especially successful radio broadcast, prepared by Prof. Ralph Bienfang with the cooperation of the Fine Arts Department of the University of Oklahoma. In Delaware there was good participation through special window displays and cooperative advertising in newspapers. The University oj Toledo College of Pharmacy and St. John's University College of Pharmacy reported successful "open house" events. Nebraska and Mississippi were also among those reporting good response. Appreciation of the efforts of all those who helped make the 1945 program a success was expressed by Charles R. Bohrer, Pharmacy Week chairman. He indicated that each year pharmacists have become increasingly aware of the value of this effort in impressing upon patrons the importance of their professional services. Those serving on the Pharmacy Week Committee with Mr. Bohrer were: R. D. Bienfang, Norman, Okla.; H. V. Darnell, Indianapolis, Ind.; L. J. Dueker, St. Louis, Mo.; L. L. Eisentraut, Des Moines, Ia.; L. J. Fischl, Oakland, Calif.; A. C. Fritz, Indianapolis, Ind.; E. W. Gibbs, Birmingham, Ala.; A. R. Granito, Hackensack, N. J.; J. W. Holt, Meridian, Miss.; E. C. Horn, Milwaukee, Wis.; John O'Brien, Oamaha, Nebr., R. Q. Richards, Fort Myer, Fla.; Walter Rhodes, Portland, Ore.; J. J. Staven, San Francisco, Calif.; and W. E. Waples, Baltimore, Md.
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WINNING DISPLAYS of the 1945 Pharmacy Week contest are shown at the right. The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy won the college competition with a display (upper photograph) depicting the importance of drugs in greatly increasing man's life span since the days of ancient Egypt. The Weber and Judd Co. of Rochester, Minn., received the Robert J. Ruth Trophy as winners of the retail pharmacy division. The theme of their display (lower photograph) was "hats off to the past, coats off to the future."
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-~' -Ident Truman, In a Pharrj Interesting Old Time Pharmacy d. Week mllaage, to Dr. Ge: Equipment and Medl I i= .~:, ~~~~~:n~f :;e~~~bol""~~ Slt~wn~ in Bohrer c nes 1,- • Ph,armaceut)al aa,oclat{o~aealdeModer!l ',e public Monday, than l 10 ·tlon'. pharmacist. fo OU on roa cas's ;tlon, to the health oj • force,. and the pUblic,From Washlnglon y war and urged that tl ficiency In pharmace PETERBOROUGH. l~ Ice be maintained GQtge A. Moulton. president co,~;~.uc;~a~~~~I'fe the .American Pharmaceutical a~o. tlon," Prealdent Trl ciahon, spoke over WRC. Washmg· c "have earned the the ton. Tht+rsday afternoon and will h America n people for also broadcast over Station WOL 11 did .er.vlc,. whiM ~whi1e there. on the "Voice of , th~ Apothecary" program. His talks are ' in keeping with National Pharmacy Dec,ad~ Week. which is being observed thiI A _.action, tbat ~el.~~k all over the nation. , - - -_ 10 Y"'noII\IIl0r, dect 'D,,,,,,,"lL _ _.• ~,,, .on» A!lrlv l<:Jpear wlli IDe ..evelt.,ped b - - . ~ 644 PHARMACY WEEK HAILei and pn.. ma~utloal PRESCRIPTIONS I f than a~ an" time 0 , 0 Truman Lauds War Aid of ThOle :~tl.~a P~:l~:n~ D~i HIT ALL. TIM E a r. Ych: in Field, Citel Peace Talk h1 !'~:t:l.c:~~/~to:c. HIGH THIS YEAR ir of WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (JP)-A ." t d ,. , f letter from President .l1 uman, W~P,lt 10 e~aI~~W~~ Washington, D. C.• Nov. 4 [SP~'I ape dated Oct. 18, was made public b rhel o~ f t II. lett' ciaI1-Dr. George A. M~lton. presl' bras, tnrl_v hV George A. Moulton, d!n:e~,.~ ~lfmk11 dent ot the American ~ erican Phar:napharmaclats tor cont,! cal association. ushered as follows. health of the a.rmecl. Pharmacy week today L iJtQ! ~e ~at!~n public dUrln!~ 1~ ,~ ...,t .. th harmacists 0 h or a~es 8;lendi~ lied more L ' have render~c;l lIap-than in B WASHINGTON (iP) - PTeside~t bars. The thouthe absen Truman has asked the nations cists who hav h . t pharmacists to carry on their "care- ry in the Arm armacls S ~u1. watch" on the ?~bli9 "hea~th p d the additional wl.th the same «;fflclen~y With ve kept a careful Ittg on the .r WhICh they served m wartIme.. L th of the civilian MemberI' c1 th~' Blair County new drugs u Dr. George A. Moulton. preSIdent E achieved a rec_~ ,. . . n said. "Mor of the American Pharma<;sutical As- L ighest praise. Phr ~~,~e~~~ca; I'Is~o~'::' JO~ which I pJ'~dicted that sociation, toda! made p~blic ~ letter , t icell, whether in oak 'I 'r l ' t from the PreSIdent. wntten In con. r acture distribu'a:ls S nection with the observance of Nament, have bee Ire~s, tional Pharmacy Week from Nov. view to maki-r, Druggists Amon! r J 1 ': to 10. f( tributlon to f ' e
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NOVEMBER 4 TO 10 IS n NATIONAL PHARMACY WEEK e! . . November 4th to 10th IS Nat1? I1Pharmacy Week. The Amenc' Ddrug store is an institution nothi d1ike it anywhere else in the .wor! land so efficient and compreh~ns j vJ that 'i ts marvels are not duphcal . I h . th ld e sew ere In . e ~or . I The pharmaCIst IS one of our cI ; protectors as he compounds I physiCians's prescriptions. and h more than that. He is friend counsellor aid and adviser. t k':l0ws Pl~~cticallY all the ans, 1: , ~.- .It's hangovers or l.amins or vittles. In a f "S ht' comes close~ l 1c n you H!'k fo r it . is l ong hours h(>
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He's Earned ft ... Tne man behind the prescription counter -your druggist-is getting a little special ' , Hii l ,4 attention this week all over the natiori. It ~ r, of fad, witl; is National Pharmacy Week. starting Sun:se'r ious ,conse day and contmuing through Saturday, and ,~thQut !h1im. : the sole purpose is to pay ' tribute to the hi4>sp~cial .. _ _ _ _ _..:._~_____.a thousands of pharmacists who, each in his study c( SALUTE , TO O . UR DRUGGISTS lVllUviIle Pharmacists quiet way, does so much to keep the health National Phar"",,,,.is.· of the nation at a high level. '< of the s'teady 1 This week. Noveniber 41th to 10th. November 4-11 ana 0 most novel displays . What your druggist : possesses in, spo";"" · de"i~l()p'meIl!tfl.' S N'atlp , 1 ~hSl.rmJaCy Week. may be ' seen in knowledge and' skill, he acquired the ' PHAR""ACY WeEK . dJ;Ug store IS an insbt'll ing like it anywhere " , treet window of the All' way-by years of .study encompassii •.o;jdent 1rUml.l'l;~ tritllitt to th world,' and so efficient store. variety of subjects. His education, like!" ""acis~ of'!> th., n..tirm ~ the hensive that its marvels ' of a doctor or lawyer. never stops. Con: - :llOli of ~()"al Ph~aey W~, dupl'icareq elsewhere in "reading up" on new developme:n..ts :i~;' ~ing; (l1:l~rv.d, lIi ...tIIl, merited: field is required to keep him posted. II druggists ' ha:v~·hed a difli~t 'armacist is':,. one of 01.\1' never-~nding process whicl:1 starts wh« ·l.ime of it ,during wsr, with thtir teetors as he compounds enters college and ends when . he re own rankll dept~ due to defl\l»1ds ician's prescrip,tions. and f f t h . e than that. He is friend from prar.tice of the profession. , 0 tht ann~ ~ a t e very. t,me elI or. aid and adviser. aehas been described as a "key they had"a.c1dftl0nal ~esponlibl.uti~ prut~c~ all the.ans:wthe ceaseless campaign aga\nst ~Usease and work ,bEtcau~ of the ~ho~age .of er .it's nangovers or description fits. ' . , ~octor~. Yet, they l'lay.~ .a big part vit~~ins or vdttles.e In a 11;()Ut:hwest --" "nnt""butio f th d ' . t t In he~ptng'to ~~egua~~ ClVlhan healt.~ 'ort
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