抄録
In 1870s, Dr. Mueller, Germanarmy surgeon, had constructed a new medical system in Japan by the request of new government of Meiji era. He stopped the old Japanese medical style and changed to the German medical system. It also contains the new pharmaceutical actions.
In 1872 (Meiji 5), two new military laws were promulgated. In the law of the military hospital in January, three letters below are seen: 1. Medical officer have to make the prescription sheet. 2. Pharmaceutical staff has to dispense precisely. 3. Nursing staff gives the drugs to the patients. In the law of the pharmacy of the army hospital in November, five letters below are seen: 1. Pharmaceutical staff has to dispense precisely. 2. Nobody except pharmacy staff can dispense. The primary medical officer can not, either. 3. Record the dispenses. 4. Record the day of the pharmacy made drugs. 5. In the case of the questions in the prescription, dispense after the solution of those questions.
These articles show that each medical staffs have their originality, especially pharmaceutical actions of independence and ethics in modern times of Japan. And these letters have also changed the medicinal actions in the old Japanese medicine to the European style.
