CHAPTER THREE - A Brief History of the Regulation of Controlled Drugs Print Version The Origins of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and the Passage of the Pharmacy Act 1868  Reports > The Fourth Report > CHAPTER THREE - A Brief History of the Regulation of Controlled Drugs >  Introduction 3.1 In this Chapter, I shall examine the historical development of the regulation of controlled drugs in England and Wales. Some features of this development concern measures taken to deal with the problem of addiction to controlled drugs, a subject lying on the periphery of the Inquiry's remit. I have included them for the better understanding of the system as a whole.    CHAPTER THREE - A Brief History of the Regulation of Controlled Drugs Print Version The Origins of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and the Passage of the Pharmacy Act 1868    Published by The Shipman Inquiry © Crown Copyright 2001