W. A. Puckner, Secretary.
A referee has submitted to the Council the following report of the Chemical Laboratory of the American Medical Association on Iodum-Miller and Iod-Izd-Oil (Miller’s) (Iodum-Miller Co., Kansas City, Mo.):
The unsatisfactory statements made in regard to the composition of Iodum-Miller and the far-reaching therapeutic recommendations for it induced the laboratory to make a chemical examination of the preparation. It claimed more or less directly that the preparation is entirely new and possesses novel characteristics.
It is asserted that
“Iodum-Miller is made from Soot Iodine, which is our own product. This Soot Iodine is SOLUBLE IN WATER before being combined with its base C.P. Glycerine.”
No information regarding “soot iodine” is offered and an inquiry sent to the proprietors by a physician brought only the noncommittal reply that “soot iodine”
“is made from Resublime [resublimed?] Iodine by a chemical process which renders it soluble in water before being combined with its base.”
Iodum-Miller is said to contain
“Active Free Iodine 2.2 grams per 100 c.c., 10. grains per fluid ounce, 1.7% by weight.”