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WHEN war broke out, the National Health Insurance Commission was charged by the Government with the duty of safeguarding the position of this country with regard to the supply of drugs, and the Commissioners have just issued a memorandum1 describing the work done in this connection. The work fell mainly into two categories, viz. (1) conservation of existing-supplies by such means as restriction of exports and the most economical use of the materials available, and (2) encouragement of home production of fine chemicals used in medicine. The second is, of course, much the more interesting, and some of the results of this work were illustrated in the exhibits shown by various, fine chemical manufactureres at the recent British Scientific Products Exhibition. Certain manufacturers took up on their own initiative the production of such drugs as salvarsan, aspirin, and salicylic acid, and in these cases the Commission assisted by securing the release of controlled raw materials.
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The Supply of Drugs During the War . Nature 103, 486–487 (1919). https://doi.org/10.1038/103486a0
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