5570. Del-Caps.   (F.D.C. No. 40851.   S. No. 59-057 M.)
QUANTITY:   1 drum containing 21,000 capsules, 4   1,000-capsule btls., 8   500-
capsule btls., and 18   100-capsule btls. at Philadelphia, Pa.
SHIPPED:   6-4-57, from Rensselaer, N.Y., by Delmar Pharmacal Corp.
LABEL IN PART : (Drum) "Del-Caps" 15 Timed Disintegration Capsule. Each
Capsule Contains: Dextro Amphetamine Sulfate 15 mg. * * * provides for
the disintegration of the contents throughout a period of 6-10 hours * * *
Delmar Pharmacal Corp."
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION : The capsules in the btls. had been repackaged by
the dealer from the above-mentioned bulk drum.
Examination showed that the article contained the labeled amount of dextro-
amphetamine sulfate; that 68 percent of the dextroamphetamine sulfate in-
gredient was released within the first 2 hours; and that the entire labeled
amount of such ingredient was released within 5 hours.
LIBELED :   10-23-57, E. Dist. Pa.
CHARGE : 501 (c) -the quality of the article, when shipped, fell below that which
it purported and was represented to possess, namely, the capsules of the
article failed to disintegrate at a uniform rate over a 6- to 10-hour period;
and 502(a)-the label of the article contained a false and misleading repre-
sentation that the dextroamphetamine sulfate ingredient of the article
would be released at a uniform rate over a 6- to 10-hour period.
DISPOSITION :   11-25-57.   Default-destruction.