5988. Methrodyne tablets.    (F.D.C. No. 42859.    S. No. 47-822 P.) 
QUANTITY :   84 ctns., 12 btls. each, and 9 btls., at Hartford, Conn. 
SHIPPED :    In 1952, from Newark, N.J., by Chase Chemical Co.
LABEL IN PART: (Btl.) "Metrodyne * * * Anodyne-Antipyretic Distributed 
by Metro Products, Inc., Hartford, Connecticut * * * Each tablet contains: 
Acetylsalicylic Acid 3 grains Acetophenetidin 2 grains Aluminum Hydrox- 
ide, Magnesium Carbonate present as buffer substances."
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION : Examination showed that each tablet of the article 
contained 55 percent of the labeled amount of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) 
and the aspirin in the article was undergoing decomposition.
LIBELED :    3-12-59, Dist. Conn.
CHARGE: 501(C)-while held for sale, the quality of the article fell below that 
which it was represented to possess; and 502(a)-the label statement "Each 
Tablet Contains * * * Acetylsalicylic Acid 3 grains" was false and misleading 
as applied to a product which contained less than 3 grains of aspirin; and 
502(a)-when shipped, the label statement "To be dispensed only by or on 
the prescription of a physician" was false and misleading as applied to a prod- 
uct not restricted to prescription sale; and 502(e) (2)-the label of the article 
failed to bear the common or usual name of the active ingredient, aspirin.
DISPOSITION :    6-20-59.   Default-destruction.