1304. Misbranding of Lambert's Tablets and Lambert's Powders. U. S. v. Claude M.
Stanley (Stanley Drug Co.). Plea of guilty. Fine, $50 .on first count; sentence
suspended on second count, and defendant placed on 1 year's probation. (F. D.
C. No. 11410.    Sample Nos. 47507-F, 47508-F.)
On June 12, 1944, the United States attorney for the District of Minnesota
filed an information against Claude M. Stanley, trading as the Stanley Drug
Col, at Minneapolis, Minn., alleging shipment on or about July 23, 1943, from
the State of Minnesota into the State of Iowa of a quantity of the above-
named articles.
Analysis showed that the tablets each contained 2? grains of aspirin,
1*4 grains of acetanilid, and 1^4 grains of salol, and that the powders each
contained 5.74 grains of aspirin, 2.44 grains of acetanilid, and 2.81 grains of
salol.
The articles were alleged to be misbranded (1) in that they would be
dangerous to health when used in the dosage or with the frequency or dura-
tion prescribed, recommended, and suggested in the labeling, (tablets) "Direc-
tions Take * * * 2 tablets with a glass of water. Repeat dose every 3 or 4
hours, preferably before eating and at bedtime," and (powders) "Directions
Adult Dose-The contents of one powder, with a large glass of water, taken
before meals, three times a day," since they contained approximately 1-
grains of acetanilid per tablet, and approximately 2? grains of acetanilid
per powder, and their use, as prescribed, recommended, and suggested in the
directions, would result in the administration of excessive amounts of
acetanilid; (2) in that the labeling failed to bear warnings that frequent or
continuous use might cause serious blood disturbances, anemia, collapse, or
dependence on the article; and the labeling of the tablets failed to reveal that
they should not be given to children; (3) in that the statements in the label-
ing, (tablets) "For relief of * * * discomfort in * * * muscular aches and
pains, neuralgia, common head colds," and (powders) "For Relief Of Simple
Colds, * * * Muscular Aches, Body Pains, Caused By Exposure," were false
and misleading since the articles would not be efficacious for such purposes;
and (4) in that the statements on the box containing the powders, "Acetyl-
salicylic Acid Grs. 5 * * * Phenyl Salicylate Grs. 2.5," were false and mis-
leading since the article contained materially more than 5 grains of acetyl-
salicylic acid, and materially more than 2.5 grains of phenyl salicylate.
On December 1, 1944, the defendant having entered a plea of guilty, the
court imposed a fine of $50 on the first count of the information, suspended
imposition of sentence on the second count, and placed the defendant on
probation for the period of 1 year.