Volume 2

Report from the Select Committee on Patent Medicines : together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence, and appendices.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Patent Medicines.
Date:
1914
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Credit: Report from the Select Committee on Patent Medicines : together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence, and appendices. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Report, 1912—continued. RatcuirFeE, CHARLES HaroLp—continued. Mother Siegel's Syrup—continued. Remedies,” spirit and intention misleading, but definite statements carefully guarded so as to avoid anything which could be made subject of action for libel, 6936-47—_Disinclination of average retail pharmacist to push sale owing to small margin of profit, 6961-4——\Medical men » amongst shareholders, 6970-8, 7039-44—_Not considered typical case of proprietary articles, — 6993-7-——_Word “ Mother” dropped, but had to be put back, because asked whether Seigel’s Syrup was a substitute for, 7009-11——Medical witness in favour of effects, could not be put forward, 7098-104 No reason for making variations in ingredients, 7109-10, 7120-2—— Letters of abuse very seldom received, 7111-14, 7118——Wrapper printed in nine languages, 7116-7—Average of testimonials greater than complaints, 7119——Regarded as family household article for certain purposes, 7123-7-—--Business carried on in fair and straight- forward manner, and not onthe to public interests, 7190 7197—--Wording on package as to Government stamp, question re, 7207-212, 7220-5——Dose, particulars re, 7226-32—— Certificate of analysis signed by Mr. Umney handed in, 7234-8. Patent and Proprietary Medicines.—Deposit of formula with Department of Hygiene, condition precedent to sale of any proprietary medicine in South America, and adoption in England objected to, 6472-3, 7061-3——Better and more standardised and purer articles than if same remedy were made in small quantities by hundreds of different chemists, 6529 Self- medication would continue even if prohibited, 6529, 7187-8 “Wasting time” suggestion not justified, 6530-——General claims to assist generally in cure of all disorders objected to, 6921-3 Being sold for general treatment not dissimilar trom practice of medical profession in prescribing certain things for certain ailments without undue examination, 7174-87, 7192-5. Prescriptions.—Do become foundation of proprietary medicines in some cases, 6614-25, 6822-32 ——Question re number of ingredients put in, 6984-8 ——Stock mixtures used for simple ailments, 7177-86. “ Secret Remeédies.”—Formulz in, circulars sold by street hawkers and taken to chemists and made up, 6523, 6527-9-—Difficult to see how public have benefited, 6529. ‘White, A. J., Ltd—Own and sells other medicines besides Mother Seigel’s Syrup, 6812-17. Rational Remedies Company, Ltd— Alias of Dr. Hart and A. J. Warner, Paternoster 5418. Register of medical men.--General Medical Council a statutory body having charge of, Cow 2355——Man only struck off for infamous conduct in professional respect, Cushny 5789-94. Registrar-General’s Retwrns.—Information re fatalities from taking of drugs, ete, to be found in, Aitken 603-8 One death only, recorded as caused by headache powders, and that contained phenacetin not acetanilide, Lawson 10939, 11094-6 11146-7, 11184-92. Registration of Firms Bill.—no Objection to, Waring 8632-3. Regulin.—Advertised in “ British Medical Journal” and question re difference in advertisement for, and for Beecham’s Pills, Cow 1847, 2029-33 Analysis, Cox 2067-91——TIdea of usin mechanical properties of agar-agar in, new, Cox 2720-1——Patent rights taken out, an question, Cow 2062-91——Patented for particular medicinal purposes, Harrison 3117-9. Reid, Dr.—Cases of inebriety associated with medicated wines, Sturge 3697. Reid, Lady, Medical Aid Society—Payment for use of name, Paternoster, 5442-8. Resinol.—Claims to benetit or cure large number of complaints, Waring 8442-3 Example ot proprietary medicine ordered on doctor's prescription, Waring 8411, 8412-16, Parry 11271—— Imitated in Pharmacopeeia, Umney 6237. Revalenta Arabica Food.—a Quack food, and advertised extensively, and injurious to infants, Sewell 4600, 4604-5. Reex.—v. Brown, Aitken 450. Rexall remedies.—Particulars re advertising campaign, Paternoster 5472-85, 5557-64. “ Reynolds’.”-—Advertisements re sexual matters inserted in, Crosse 3898. Rhewmatism.—Case of injury caused by use of liniment instanced, Walker 5038-45——Claim of Dr. Bengue’s Balsam for, Harrison 3407-——Clark’s Blood Mixture guaranteed to cure, Harrison 2949-52 Magic Foot Drafts guaranteed to cure, Harrison 2953. Rheumatoid arthritis—should be Illegal for anybody to promise or offer to cure, Walker 5140. Rhubarb,—Identitication difficult, but not impossible, Harrison 3294-9, Simmonds 12858. Richard, Prof. A. E—Alias Dr. Moross, Conviction for obtaining money by false pretences in connection with electric treatment, Stephenson 1058. Richardson, Geo. A., Secretary to Hospital for Diseases of the Skin——Letter written by, used as start of advertising campaign of Dr. Shower’s Radium Valve, Paternoster 5349-66. Richardson, Mr., Public Analyst of Bradford.—Analysis of Wincarnis, Sturge 3671-3. Riegles’ Essence of Pepperinint.—Formerly stamped with medicine stamp but now can only be sold by holder of spirit licence, Kirby 4733-4. Ringworm =