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100 1 _aMerret, Christopher,
_d1614-1695
245 1 2 _aA 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.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-05-27
508 _aProduced by Paul Murray, Richard Cohen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr.
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPharmacists
653 _aPharmacy -- England
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15910
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