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’Lilly Digest’ Report on Community Pharmacy
Mickey C. Smith's charge, is financed in school of pharmacy by grant from Social Security Administration. General research support grant of $75,000 will support research in health related sciences at university. Emmett A. Berry, Jr. is new president of university APhA student chapter. Serving with him are William King, vice president; Keith Aldridge, secretary, and Joe Bourn, treasurer. At group's March 25 meeting, Porter Lee Fortune, chancellor of university, spoke on taking pride in one's profession. Nebraska-The quack in medicine was discussed by pharmacology professor, Frederick Nebe, MD, at student APhA chapter meeting March 29. Nebe showed samples of books written by quacks, advertisements of healing mechanisms and medicines and told of his experiences with practicing quacks. New Jersey-John C. D'Arienzo, Paterson pharmacist and APhA member, was honored by Lower Main Street Merchant's Assn. recently for his service to group. D' Arienzo, chaplain of group, was recently awarded lifetime AAAS membership and is active in Passaic County Pharmaceutical Assn. New York-Hugh J. Luongo, assistant to dean of college of pharmacy, St. John's University, elected president of N.Y. APhA chapter. Other officers are Abraham Taub, vice president; Frank J. Pokorny, secretary, and Harry Kaye, treasurer. Executive council members are Andrew J. Bartilucci, Arthur G. Zupko and Calvin Berger. Zupko also was elected to succeed the late Hugo H . Schaefer, who served as APhA treasurer, as permanent secretary of Remington Honor Medal committee. Committee consists of five N.Y. APhA chapter past presidents .... Named director of pharmacy operations at Maimonides Medical Center was Robert G. Leventhal. He has been director, department of society services, ASHP, and is past president of N.Y. Society of Hospital Pharmacists. . . . Regular meetings of Westchester County Pharmaceutical Society are featuring continuing education-March 27th meeting dealt with mechanics of drug action. Speaker was Phillip C. Merker, college of pharmaceutical sciences, Columbia University.... Changes in human skin in light of current theories of aging was topic at April meeting of Society of Cosmetic Chemists, N.Y. chapter. Speaker was William R. Troy, biochemist at Revlon Research Center .... Francis J. O'Brien, dean emeritus of Albany College of Pharmacy, elected chairman of newly formed Union University-pharmacy college council. Council works toward closer relationship between college and its alumni associa-tion. . . . Common plants in N.Y. area which can be poisonous were outlined by John D. Leary, associate professor of phytochemistry, St. John's University, to university's APhA student chapter
March 22 .. .. Harry L. Giordano, U.S . commissioner of narcotics, was speaker at Pharmaceutical AdvertiSing Club's April 18 meeting. His topic was "Narcotics: The Pharmaceutical Industry's Special Responsibility." Ohio-Summit County Pharmaceutical Assn. sponsored edu_ cational seminar en-titled "Drug Abuse-1968" on March 13. Speakers included Ronald L. Williams, director, APhA student activities division; Joseph Schradie, Toledo University; Harold Wolf, Ohio State University, and Robert Chalmers, Purdue University. Pennsylvania-Program to acquaint first-year pharmacy students at Duquesne University and University of Pittsburgh school of pharmacy with opportunities and programs available in hospital pharmacy was sponsored by Western Pa. Society of Hospital Pharmacists March 14. Featured speaker was Paul F. Parker, director of pharmacy central service at University of Ky. medical center, speaking on clinical involvement in pharmacy education. . . . Philadelphia APhA chapter members met April 4 at Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories to learn about laboratory applications of digital computers. Tennessee-High school students interested in pharmacy careers were hosted by Memphis and Shelby County Pharmaceutical Society at its annual future pharmacists banquet April 25. Seldon D. Feurt, dean, University of Tenn. medical units, spoke on pharmacy as a career. Grover Bowles, APhA treasurer, was master of ceremonies. Texas-Hugh Cox and Dana Stanford of McKesson and Robbins, showed film strip and spoke on "new dimensions for service," dealing with pharmaceutical centers and opportunity of community pharmacist to serve nursing homes and extended care facilities. Program took place at APhA student chapter meeting, University of Tex., April 2. WCishington-New president of Wash. State University APhA student chapter is David Widen; vice preSident, Greg Crossland, and secretary, Ardith McKinney. Reed Bement, executive secretary of state pharmaceutical associa tion, was guest speaker at March 19 meeting of group. His subject-state association's role in affairs of pharmacy, touching upon leadership and communications, specifically . ... Puget Sound chapter of APhA held its March 19 meeting with presentation of fif.th in its series of educational lectures. Cardiac drugs was highlighted topic with Bob Julien speaking. Wisconsin-Central Wise. Pharmaceutical Assn. members heard talk on drug pricing at March 31 meeting. Sid Ellenbecker is president of association; Ken Scharmer, presidentelect; Norm Berndt, treasurer, and Ed Lemancik, secretary.
SENIOR RESEARCH PHARMACOLOGIST An excellent career opportunity is offered by our client, a leading ethical pharmaceutical company. Candidate should have a PhD in Pharmacology with knowledge of Bio-Chemistry and minimum of 5 years experience in industry is required. Will supervise 4 Bio-Chemists in new research facilities. Salary is open with excellent advancement opportunity. Send your resume & salary requirements in confidence to:
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Journal of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION
'Lilly Digest' report on community pharmacy Total revenue of 984 community pharmacies in 1967 reached record high of $190,471-up 9.1 percent over the previous year, according to a preliminary LiUy Digest report. Prescription volume as a percentage of total income continued its uninterrupted 20-year uptrend-from 41 percent in 1966 to 42 percent last year. Other totals in report, which will be available in September, include( 1) 22,099 prescription orders dispensed in 1967, a 2,137 increase over 1966. Of this, 45.5 percent were new prescription orders and ·5 4.5 percent renewals of total prescription practice. Average prescription charge increased to $3.62 from $3.59 in 1966 (2) total opera-ting expenses were up 11.1 percent, averaging 31.4 percent of total income. Net profits were down from 5 percent in 1966 to 4.7 percen~ which was attributed to increased employee wages and taxes and ( 3) total inventory investment was $34,133-17.9 percent of total sales.
March 22 .. .. Harry L. Giordano, U.S . commissioner of narcotics, was speaker at Pharmaceutical AdvertiSing Club's April 18 meeting. His topic was "Narcotics: The Pharmaceutical Industry's Special Responsibility." Ohio-Summit County Pharmaceutical Assn. sponsored edu_ cational seminar en-titled "Drug Abuse-1968" on March 13. Speakers included Ronald L. Williams, director, APhA student activities division; Joseph Schradie, Toledo University; Harold Wolf, Ohio State University, and Robert Chalmers, Purdue University. Pennsylvania-Program to acquaint first-year pharmacy students at Duquesne University and University of Pittsburgh school of pharmacy with opportunities and programs available in hospital pharmacy was sponsored by Western Pa. Society of Hospital Pharmacists March 14. Featured speaker was Paul F. Parker, director of pharmacy central service at University of Ky. medical center, speaking on clinical involvement in pharmacy education. . . . Philadelphia APhA chapter members met April 4 at Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories to learn about laboratory applications of digital computers. Tennessee-High school students interested in pharmacy careers were hosted by Memphis and Shelby County Pharmaceutical Society at its annual future pharmacists banquet April 25. Seldon D. Feurt, dean, University of Tenn. medical units, spoke on pharmacy as a career. Grover Bowles, APhA treasurer, was master of ceremonies. Texas-Hugh Cox and Dana Stanford of McKesson and Robbins, showed film strip and spoke on "new dimensions for service," dealing with pharmaceutical centers and opportunity of community pharmacist to serve nursing homes and extended care facilities. Program took place at APhA student chapter meeting, University of Tex., April 2. WCishington-New president of Wash. State University APhA student chapter is David Widen; vice preSident, Greg Crossland, and secretary, Ardith McKinney. Reed Bement, executive secretary of state pharmaceutical associa tion, was guest speaker at March 19 meeting of group. His subject-state association's role in affairs of pharmacy, touching upon leadership and communications, specifically . ... Puget Sound chapter of APhA held its March 19 meeting with presentation of fif.th in its series of educational lectures. Cardiac drugs was highlighted topic with Bob Julien speaking. Wisconsin-Central Wise. Pharmaceutical Assn. members heard talk on drug pricing at March 31 meeting. Sid Ellenbecker is president of association; Ken Scharmer, presidentelect; Norm Berndt, treasurer, and Ed Lemancik, secretary.
SENIOR RESEARCH PHARMACOLOGIST An excellent career opportunity is offered by our client, a leading ethical pharmaceutical company. Candidate should have a PhD in Pharmacology with knowledge of Bio-Chemistry and minimum of 5 years experience in industry is required. Will supervise 4 Bio-Chemists in new research facilities. Salary is open with excellent advancement opportunity. Send your resume & salary requirements in confidence to:
BlENDOW ASSOCIATES Post Office Box 408 Alamo, California 94507 Management Recruiters For the Pharmaceutical Industry
310
Journal of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION
'Lilly Digest' report on community pharmacy Total revenue of 984 community pharmacies in 1967 reached record high of $190,471-up 9.1 percent over the previous year, according to a preliminary LiUy Digest report. Prescription volume as a percentage of total income continued its uninterrupted 20-year uptrend-from 41 percent in 1966 to 42 percent last year. Other totals in report, which will be available in September, include( 1) 22,099 prescription orders dispensed in 1967, a 2,137 increase over 1966. Of this, 45.5 percent were new prescription orders and ·5 4.5 percent renewals of total prescription practice. Average prescription charge increased to $3.62 from $3.59 in 1966 (2) total opera-ting expenses were up 11.1 percent, averaging 31.4 percent of total income. Net profits were down from 5 percent in 1966 to 4.7 percen~ which was attributed to increased employee wages and taxes and ( 3) total inventory investment was $34,133-17.9 percent of total sales.