RT Journal
A1 STEWART FE
T1 THe work of the american pharmaceutical association in relation to the materia medica of the future.
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1899
FD December 30
VO XXXIII
IS 27
SP 1644
OP 1646
DO 10.1001/jama.1899.92450790008001d
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1899.92450790008001d
AB On account of the high degree of learning and skill required in its practice and the philanthropic nature of the calling, medicine is classed as a liberal profession. The primary object of medical practice being to discover and remove the causes of disease, and secondarily to cure those who are afflicted, it is also classed as a philanthropic profession.Because of the great extent of the evil to the community resulting from ignorance and incompetency in the practice of the medical arts, entrance to the medical profession is hedged about with protective laws. Those laws are destined to limit the vocation to persons who are specially educated and trained for the practice. If the actual effects of ignorance, cupidity and pretence could be plainly stated, it would be instantly seen that a vocation in which health and life are at stake is in need of such systematic regulation. The people