2368. Adulteration of thiamine hydrochloride.   U. S. v. 38 Vials   *   *   *.    (F. D. C.
No. 23708.   Sample No. 12901-K.)
LIBEL FILED:   September 17, 1947, Eastern *District of Pennsylvania.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about August 21, 1947, by the Gotham Pharmaceu-
tical Co., Inc., from Brooklyn, N. Y.
PRODUCT :   38   30-cc. vials of thiamine hydrochloride at Philadelphia, Pa.
LABEL, IN PART: "Thiamine Hydrochloride * * * Intramuscular-Intra-
venous."
NATURE OF CHARGE: Adulteration, Section 501 (b), the article purported to be
and was represented as "Thiamine Hydrochloride Injection," a drug the name
of which is recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, and its quality
and purity fell below the official standard, since it was contaminated with
undissolved material.
DISPOSITION: December 1, 1947. Default decree of condemnation and destruc-
tion.