Zholobova, G. A. The Law on Some Changes in the Procedure of Opening a Drugstore in 1912 Within the Framework of Legal Regulation of Commercial Pharmaceutical Activities in Russia at Late XIX –Early XX Centuries

Abstract: The author of the article raises very important issues of legal regulation of Russian drugstore activities aimed at profi t earning. Based on analyzed archive documents and regulatory acts of the Russian Empire, the author describes the process of formation of the mechanism of legal regulation at the end of the XIX – beginning of the XX centuries. The purpose of that legal mechanism was, on the one hand, to provide timely pharmaceutical aid to population, and, on the other hand, to protect private drugstore business from wasting competition. Special attention is paid to the Law of 1912 on Some Changes in the Procedure of Opening a Drugstore. The author proves the need in accepting this law and analyzes the contents, peculiarities and diffi culties of the implementation process and outlines the main problems of co-existence of private drugstores and public drugstores.

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