1820. Adulteration of phenolsulfonphthalein.    U. S. v. 118 Cartons of Phenol-
sulfonphthalein.     Default   decree   of   condemnation   and   destruction.
(F. D. C. No. 9750.   Sample No. 44070-F.)
LIBEL FILED:   April 5, 1943, Eastern District of Missouri.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT :   On or about February 25,1943, from Brooklyn, N. Y., by the
Pro-Medico Laboratories, Inc.
PRODUCT: 118 cartons, each containing 10 ampuls, of phenolsulfonphthalein at
St. Louis, Mo.
LABEL, IN PABT: "Sterile 1 cc Phenolsulfonphthalein 6 mgms (1/10 gr.) Intra-
ven.-Intramusc."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (b), the article purported to be
and was represented as "Phenolsulfonphthalein Injection," a drug the name of
which is "recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, an official compen-
dium, but its quality and purity fell below the official standard since numerous
undissolved particles could be detected readily in the article without magni-
fication when the solution was examined as is prescribed in the standard.
DISPOSITION: April 30, 1943. No claimant having appeared, judgment of con-
demnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.