Sweet Tooth and Decay

uncommon combination. The Chemist and Druggist have only partially met the situation with the charts mentioned by Dr. Jane M. Fullerton (Journal, November 1, p. 1105). It cannot possibly hope to cover all tablets, including all white unmarked ones. My idea to solve the problem is simple. All tablet manufacturers, irrespective of whether they are pharmaceutical chemists or merely tablet manufacturers, should be allocated a twoor three-code-letter combination, and this should be stamped on the tablet, followed by (or on the other side in the case of small tablets) the number of the product. I am told that it is now possible to mark coated tablets. For capsules I suggest a similar marking, or a system of differential colour bands, somewhat akin to that used by the electrical industry for resistors. This would mean that both the source and the name of the product would be readily identifiable by means of a code book (or cards) which could be distributed to chemists and doctors. With therapeutic advances the problem is getting more chaotic every day, and it is to be hoped that the industry will embark on an overall code system rather than an individual one for each firm.-I am, etc.,