28259. Misbranding of Trox Tablets. V. S. v. 45 Dozen Packages of Trox Tablets. 
Default decree of condemnation and destruction. (F. & D. No. 41900. 
Sample No. 15206-D.) •
The labeling of this product bore false and fraudulent curative and there- 
) peutic claims.
On March 16, 1938, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court a libel praying seizure and condemnation of 45 dozen packages 
of Trox Tablets at Kansas City, Mo.; alleging that the article had been shipped 
in interstate commerce on or about December 21, 1937, from Denver, Colo, by 
Oxol Laboratories; and charging misbranding in violation of the Food and 
Drugs Act as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the article showed that it consisted essentially of 
charcoal, starch, magnesium carbonate, extracts of plant materials including 
saponins, and a small amount of oxyquinoline sulphate.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that the following state- 
ments in the labeling falsely and fraudulently represented its curative 
and therapeutic effectiveness: (Carton and leaflet) "Recommended for 
the treatment of urinary infections, cystitis, and prostatic conditions."; 
(circular) "* * * are recommended in the treatment of cystitis, 
prostatitis and forms of urinary infection, such as venereal disease. 
t The kidneys should be thoroughly flushed, at frequent intervals, when excessive 
amounts of alcoholic beverages are consumed. Excessive urination or sup- 
pression of urine is generally due to infection, the direct result of irritation. 
Trox Tablets produce a soothing effect to the urinary passages and due to the
content of Oxyquinoline, combined in the tablet, tend to produce a penetrating 
antiseptic influence, which is necessary to rid the body of accumulated toxic 
wastes."
On April 21, 1938, no claimant having appeared, judgment of condemnation 
was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.