[The essays of Keizou Tanba and Ougai Mori about separation of dispensary from medical practice].

Keizou Tanba wrote an article on separation of dispensary in Chugai-iji-shinpo in June, the year 23 of Meji Era. It was said that separation of dispensary had to be carried out and it brought many advantages. First, a pharmacist can examine the prescription and correct it if there are any mistakes. He will be able to give an advice to a doctor that the side effects will perhaps occur due to preparation of medicine. Secondly, a pharmacist can superintend whether unnecessary medicine is prescribed or not. He will check surplus prescription in such a case that a patients will be cured by observing dietary or exercise. According to Tanba's opinion, if we will get people to know what separation of dispensary is, it is easy to be carried out. Ougai Mori wrote an essay separation of dispensary in the same period. His opinion was opposite, basically. It caused to impose a burden on a patient. As the number of pharmacist were not enough, it was impossible to carry it out. A conflict of opinion also remains among people related to medicine at present. The circumstances on separation of dispensary have not been changing during one hundred years.