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Pharmacy Today Statewide ALABAMA-APhA member John E. Wintter, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and acting dean of Samford University school of ...

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ALABAMA-APhA member John E. Wintter, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and acting dean of Samford University school of pharmacy, became dean June 1. CALIFORNIA-George Pennebaker is new director of professional services for Calif. Pharmaceutical Assn., replacing Gerald Mazzucca. John Skhal has also joined CPhA staff as director of health programs, specializing in pharmacy group practice foundations, HMO programs and liaison with other professions and consumer groups .... Aug. 26-27 were dates of CPhA Academy of Community Practice drug abuse educa· tional and training conference in cooperation with University of Calif. school of pharmacy and supported by Pfizer. . . . Riverside County Pharmaceutical Assn. in conjunction with University of Calif. at Riverside extension department will sponsor continuing education program beginning Sept. 19. Completion of ten ·week course will satisfy the educational requirement for relicensure for 1973. Suicide and crisis pre· vention was topic of recent meeting of the association . . . . July 18 meeting of Santa Clara County Pharmaceutical Assn. included a film on depression and a workshop on Medi·Cal ma nagement.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-Chauncey I. Cooper, Howard University college of pharmacy dean, has retired as of June 30. Roy C. Darlington was named acting dean, effective July 1. GEORGIA-APhA members Donald E. Cadwallader of Univer· sity of Ga. pharmacy faculty, and lee C. Schramm, head of pharmacognosy department, were chosen as "Outstanding Educators of America" for 1972 recently. Both were recog· nized with national honor for exceptional service, achieve· ment and leadership. MICHIGAN-Southeastern Mich. Society of Hospital Pharma· cists installed 1972-73 officers at June 22 meeting. They are Robert Williams, president; Ronald P. McClain, president· elect; Joan Reid, secretary; Don Wojack, treasurer; Rosemary Berardi and Philip Cole, executive committee . . . . Greater Northwest Pharmacist Assn. held special meeting on audio· visual techniques in continuing education July 12 . . . . APhA member Willis E. Moore, associate professor of pharmaceu· tics, has been named acting dean of Wayne State University college of pharmacy effective July 1. He replaces Martin Barr who was recently promoted to vice president for special as· signments. MISSISSIPPI-To provide better identification of the pro· grams and objectives of the department, University of Miss. has changed name of its department of pharmacy adminis· tration to department of health care administration. Broad range interests of department and need for interdisciplinary and multidisdplinary study of health care as well a'S the role of pharmacy in it are felt to be reflected in new name. NEW MEXICO-APhA member Joe R. Abeyta has been named by Bernalillo County commissioners to Treatment Cen· ter board, which was recently created to administer alcoholic and drug addict programs in county. He was also elected vice chairman of the board. NEW JERSEY-Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Sci· ence pharmacy department director, Daniel IA. Hussar, spoke before annual installation meeting of Atlantic-Cape May County Pharmaceutical Assn. recently. Installed were Neil F. McDermott, president; Jerry Moskowitz and Mel Eisaman, vice president; Gil Finkelstein, secretary; Sherwin S. Jacobs, treasurer; Floyd langon, board chairman.

Members of the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education at the semi-annual meeting in Chicago recently included (from left, standing) Clifton J. Latiolais, Fred T. Mahaffey, Roy A. Bowers, Donald C. Brodie, Varro E. Tyler, A.G. McLain, H.C. McAllister; (seated) Melvin W. Green, David J. Krigstein, John C. Weaver, Mary L. Munson and Harold G. H ewitt. 494

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NEW YORK-With the cooperation of Columbia Univer· sity and the Gustavus and Louis Pfeiffer Foundation, the college of pharmaceutical sciences will open this month , marking the initiation of a new four-year curricular and budgetary plan culminating in the graduation of all currently enrolled students who qualify and the changeover of the undergraduate division of the college to a three-year profes· sional school by 1973-74. In the months ahead, the college plans to renew its pursuit of affiliation with one of the major medical centers in New York City .... Responding to society's

What does • say In • It Martindale? Gathered at the 13th annual meeting of the American Society Universit~ in Colun: bus recently were (from left) Jack L. Beal, execut,ve commlttee; Ralph N. Blomster, president; Leonard R. Worthen, treasurer; Jack K. Wier, secretary, and William J. Kelleher, vice president.

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need for trained specialists in various health professions, St. John's University col:Jege of pharmacy has changed its name to the college of pharmacy and allied health professions ... The pharmacist orientation to clinical practice will be topi~ of 1972 N.Y. State Pharmacy Assembly Oct. 12-15 at Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown. Sponsored by N.Y. State Council of Hospital Pharmacists, program will include Oct. 13 as industrial relations day. For program and registration information, contact Denise M. Eno, Publicity Chairman, Mercy Hospital, 218 Stone St., Watertown, NY 13601. OHIO-Ohio State Pharmaceutical Assn. executive director, John F. Kirwin, an APhA member, has been appointed to public affairs committee of American Society of Assn. Executives. PENNSYLVAN lA-Bucks County Pharmaceutical Assn. has taken on VD education efforts as part of statewide program in reaction to increase of venereal disease among the young. Pharmacists Joseph Camp, Stanley Ponzzek and Bru~e Carlstedt spoke before group of Girl Scouts and their mothers. TENNESSEE-New officers of Knoxvilie Area ~ssn. of Retail Druggists are Andy Morris, president; Bud Keilly, vice president; John Nutt Jr., secretary; George Bevill, treasurer. Association has chosen theme for year ahead-"lmproving the Profession of Pharmacy Through Continuing Education"-and will choose guest speakers to reflect this theme .... University of Tenn. Student APhA officers for year ahead are N.D. Presley, president; Jim Eldrige, vice president; Shirley Low, secretary, and Bruce White, treasurer. TEXAS-V. D. Gupta, University of Houston associate professor of pharmaceutics, has been awarded $21,344 NASA research contract to study stability of drugs to be carried on the Skylab, which will be the first space station comprised of an orbiting experimental laboratory to conduct scientific, technical and biomedical investigations from space. WISCONSI N-Drug-regulatory interfaces is theme of annual industrial pharmaceutical management conference sponsored by University of Wisconsin school of pharmacy and extension services, Oct. 15-18 at the Abbey on Lake Geneva, Fontana. Topics will include devices, diagnostic agents and new information on IND-NDA submissions. For further information, contact Melvin H. Weinswig, Extension Services in Pharmacy, 425 N. Charter St., Madison, WI 53706.

"When we need information about a drug we always begin by asking 'What does it say in Martindale?' Martindale nearly always gives us the information right away. And when it doesn't - and that's not often - it usually provides a clue as to where to look next." This is typical of the tributes paid to Martindale by V.S. pharmacists who have discovered this most comprehensive of all drug reference books. If you are already a Martindale user, we need only tell you that the 26th edition has just been published. This new edition contains nearly 30 per cent more material than the 25th: over 2,300 pages containing some two million words. The index includes about 34,000 entries, and the new references and abstracts are sele~ted from over 30,000 specially prepared for this edition by the Martindale editorial team. If you don't already know Martindale, now is the time to acquire the latest ~dition of the world's most comprehensive guide to drugs and medicines. One enthusiastic user aptly described Martindale as "a complete reference library, an extensive filing system, a great mass of digested and ordered information in one readily accessible, well indexed and excellently printed volume." Martindale is the basic book in any drug information service. Once you have a copy in your department you will find yourself referring to it more and more. Whenever you want information about a drug, your first question will be: "What does it say in Martindale?" No pharmacy is complete without Martindale. V se the coupon below to order your copy now.

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ASSOCIATIONS-Sept. 20-21 is set for midyear meeting of PMA in Pittsburgh, Pa., at the Hilton Hotel. Workshops and seminars will be included on the program as well as a "brainstorming" session with executive vice president, John W.

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Berger.... National Catholic Pharmacists Guild of U.S. will convene for 10th annual meeting at Conrad Hilton in Chicago Oct. 6-7. Reservations can be made by contacting Ronald Pytel, 2245 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL 60622. . . . 86th an· nual meeting of Assn. of Official Analytical Chemists will be held Oct. 9-12 at Marriott Twin Bridges Motor Hotel, Wash· ington, D.C. INDUSTRY-APhA members Dale M. Robinson and Gerald D. Sieve have been promoted to managers of the Detroit and Chicago districts for Eli Lilly, respectively. Another APhA member, Bernard O. Marquis Jr., has joined Lilly as a medi· cal representative. PUBLICATIONS-USP will conduct a conference on radiation sterilization Oct. 9-10 at Statler Hilton in Washington, D.C. Objectives will be to update current scientific knowledge and industrial experiences with radiation sterilization. First meet· ing of National Coordinating Committee on Large Volume Parenterals was convened at USP headquarters on July 6.

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Necrology APhA Honorary President B. B. Brown, one of the first reo cipients of the doctor of pharmacy degree in the SouthWest. died on June 23. He opened his pharmacy in Dallas, Texas, in 1919 and practiced there until his retirement in 1966. He was a past president of the Dallas County Pharmaceutical As· sociation and the Texas Pharmaceutical Association. In addi· tion; Brown was a member of the state board of pharmacy for 24 years. George R. Cain, board chairman and chief executive officer of Abbott Laboratories, died July 2 in Winnetka, Illinois. Cain began his career with the Abbott sales department in 1940 and served as president from 1958 to 1967. He became chairman of the board in 1962. He was active in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, the Health Informa· tion Foundation and the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education.

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Abbott Laboratories Display ........ 36, 146, 472, 492 American Druggists' Insurance Company Insurance ...... 86, 153, 254, 398 American Society of Hospital Pharmacists International Pharmaceutical Abstracts .............. 391, 402 Formulary Service ...... 352, 452 Bankers Investment Company Loan Fund .. 48, 96, 346, 350, 421 Bristol Myers Company Bufferin ............ 2-3, 99-100, April, September third covers, 196-197, 252-253, 396-7 Cas. Ed. Tape Tape Program ...... 185, 255, 399 Controlled Substances Information, Inc. Controlled Substances Handbook .. .......................... 45

John Wiley & Sons Reference Books ............ 145 Mail Order Market Typewriter Ribbon .......... 486 McKesson & Robbins Drug Company ~anagement ..... 87, ~arch, ~ay third covers, 343, 370-371, 428429 Pharmaceuticals ............. 493 Medical Heritage Society ~edallic History ........ 222-223 Medical Services, Inc. IPPB Unit ................ .487 Meek/Wilson, Ltd. Pacific Rim ... "' ............. 43 C. V. Mosby Company Reference Books .............. . . . . . . . . . . January third cover, 247 National Association of Independent Schools Information ........ ' ........ 143

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Owens·IDinois Containers ............. 137, 435 (Questions on page 449)

Deltona Corporation Citrus Springs ............... 93

Pharmaceutical Press Pharmacopeia .......... 443, 495

Drug Intelligence Publications Reference Books .... 200, 339, 482 Handbook ................. 489

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science PharmaTapes ...... 334, 393, 441

Hynson, Westcott and Dunning, Inc. Thantis: . January, February, ~arch, April, September fourth covers ~ercurochrome .. ~ay, June, July, August fourth covers

Philips Roxane Ipecac ..................... 51 Potassium Chloride ...... January, ~arch, April, ~ay, June, July, August, September second covers Prednisone .. February second cover

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