02400cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324501920014926400510034130000470039233600260043933700260046533800360049150000310052750802320055852011510079053400450194165300160198665300240200285600430202699900170206915910UtSlPG20260610133355.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aRS1 aMerret, Christopher,d1614-169512aA Short View of the Frauds and Abuses Committed by Apothecaries :bAs well in Relation to Patients, as Physicians: And Of the only Remedy thereof by Physicians making their own Medicines. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-05-27  aProduced by Paul Murray, Richard Cohen and the Online
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nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr.  a"A Short View of the Frauds and Abuses Committed by Apothecaries" by Christopher Merrett is a critical treatise written in the late 17th century. This work aims to expose the various malpractices and dishonesty prevalent among apothecaries, the early counterparts to modern pharmacists, in their dealings with patients and physicians. Merrett emphasizes the need for physicians to prepare their own medicines as a remedy to these fraudulent activities.  The opening of the text establishes Merrett's longstanding experience in the medical field and his intent to defend the integrity of the physician's role amidst the rising malpractice of apothecaries. He shares his personal experiences and the collective grievances voiced by both patients and fellow physicians regarding apothecaries’ deceptive practices, such as fraudulent ingredient substitutions and inflated pricing. By advocating for physicians to take charge of their medicine preparation, he seeks to restore professionalism and efficacy to medical practice, reflecting on the critical ethical responsibilities of healthcare providers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPharmacists  aPharmacy -- England40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15910  c57298d57298