Project Gutenberg 2014-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 400 Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry (American Medical Association) American Medical Association. Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 Produced by David Edwards, Thiers Halliwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2" is a scientific publication likely written in the early 20th century. The work is a compilation of reports and analyses from the Journal of the American Medical Association and focuses on the evaluation of various proprietary and patent medicines that were prevalent at the time. It serves as a critical examination of the questionable ethics and efficacy of such medicines, often exposing misinformation and deceptive marketing tactics aimed at both the public and healthcare professionals. The opening of this volume introduces the purpose and structure of the publication, highlighting its establishment as a response to ongoing concerns within the medical community regarding the safety and effectiveness of proprietary medicines. It outlines the Council’s intention to provide clear distinctions between ethical medications and those deemed quackery or harmful. This portion includes various reports that analyze specific products, revealing inconsistencies in their claimed ingredients and therapeutic effects, while emphasizing the potential dangers of misleading advertisements. The text's scholarly tone and systematic approach suggest a commitment to promoting transparency and reform in the pharmaceutical industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Patent medicines RM Text Category: Health & Medicine Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Category: Reports & Conference Proceedings 1869135 2025-07-19T08:22:58.232109 text/html 1850620 2024-10-24T13:23:09 text/html 4902261 2025-07-19T08:23:34.585884 application/epub+zip 4925059 2025-07-19T08:23:05.103112 application/epub+zip 662747 2025-07-19T08:23:01.506043 application/epub+zip 5459003 2025-07-19T08:23:50.654809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5416187 2025-07-19T08:23:30.257931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1161155 2022-09-21T16:48:41.501061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1449270 2025-07-19T08:22:52.680130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1429261 2024-10-24T13:23:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16822 2025-07-19T08:23:50.895807 application/rdf+xml 13196 2025-07-19T08:23:01.810064 image/jpeg 2040 2025-07-19T08:23:01.661055 image/jpeg 4846477 2025-07-19T08:22:58.490063 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog