3242. Misbranding of sulfathiazole tablets.   U. S. v. Stephen S. Titus (Titus
Pharmacy). Plea of guilty. Fine, $600. (F. D. C. No. 29415. Sample
Nos. 13614-K, 13619-K, 13805-K.)
INFORMATION FILED: June 29, 1950, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, against
Stephen S. Titus, trading as Titus Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pa.
INTEBSTATE SHIPMENT: On or about September 10, 1948, from the State of
New York into the State of Pennsylvania, of a quantity of sulfathiazole taolets.
ALLEGED VIOLATION: On or about July 15 and August 2 and 10, 1949, while a
number of the sulfathiazole tablets were being held for sale after shipment
ih interstate commerce, the defendant caused a number of the tablets to be
repacked and sold without a prescription, which acts resulted in the tablets
being misbranded.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Sections 502 (b) (1) and (2), the repack-
aged tablets failed to bear a label containing the name and place of business
of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, and an accurate statement of the
quantity of the contents; and Section 502 (e) (1), the label of the repackaged
tablets failed to bear the common or usual name of the drug, namely, sulfa-
thiazole.
Further misbranding, Section 502 (f) (1), the labeling of the repackaged
tablets failed to bear adequate directions for use since the labeling of the
tablets involved in one of the sales bore no directions for use and since the
directions, "2-1/4 x a day" and "2-1 Every 4 hours," borne on the labeling
of the tablets involved in the other sales, were not adequate directions for use;
and, Section 502 (f) (2), the labeling of the repackaged tablets bore no warn-
ings against use in those pathological conditions where their use may be dan-
gerous to health, and against unsafe dosage and methods and duration of
administration.
DISPOSITION : October 9, 1950. A plea of guilty having been entered, the court
imposed a fine of $600.