3243. Misbranding of sulfathiazole tablets. U. S. v. Jacob Sheckter (Sheckter's
Drug Store). Plea of guilty. Fine, $300. (F. D. C. No. 29128. Sample
Nos. 13820-K, 48547-K, 48655-K.)
INFORMATION FILED: June 29, 1950, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, against
Jacob Sheckter, trading as Sheckter's Drug Store, Philadelphia, Pa.
INTERSTATE SHIPMENT: Between the approximate dates of May 31 and Sep-
tember 28, 1949. from the State of Maryland into the State of Pennsylvania.
ALLEGED VIOLATION : On or about October 24 and 28 and November 3,1949, while
the sulfathiazole tablets were being held for sale after shipment in interstate
commerce, the defendant caused a number of the tablets to be repacked and
sold without a prescription, which acts resulted in the repackaged tablets
being misbranded.
NATURE OF CHARGE: Misbranding, Sections 502 (b) (1) and (2), the repack-
aged tablets failed to bear a label containing the name and place of business
of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, and an accurate statement of the
quantity of the contents; and Section 502 (e) (1), the label of the repackaged
tablets failed to bear the common or usual name of the drug, namely, sulfa-
thiazole.
Further misbranding, Section 502 (f) (1), the repackaged sulfathiazole
tablets failed to bear labeling containing adequate directions for use; and,
Section 502 (f) (2), the tablets bore no labeling containing warnings against
use in those pathological conditions where their use may be dangerous to
health, and against unsafe dosage and methods and duration of administration.
DISPOSITION: October 2, 1950. A plea of guilty having been entered, the court
imposed a fine of $300.