S03.1. Misbranding' of Prescription 1000 External anil Prescription 1000?
Internal. V. S. * * * v. 3 Dozen Bottles * * * Prescription?
100O * ? * * External * * * and 7 Dozen Bottles of * * * Pre??
scription 1000 Internal. Defanlt decree of condemnation, forfei??
ture, and destruction. (P. & D. No. 10533. I, S. No. 15016-r. S. No.?
E-1514.)
On or about June 10, 1919, the United States attorney for the District of?
Delaware, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the?
District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and?
condemnation of 8 dozen bottles of a drug product, known as and labeled " Pre??
scription 1000 For External Use Only," and 7 dozen bottles of a drug product,?
known as and labeled " Prescription 1000 Internal," remaining unsold in the?
original unbroken packages at Wilmington, Del., alleging that the article had been?
shipped by the Reese Chemical Co., Cleveland, Ohio, on or about May 14, 1919,?
and transported from the State of Ohio into the State of Delaware, and charg??
ing misbranding in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, as amended.
Analysis of a sample of the Prescription 1000 External by the Bureau of?
Chemistry of this department showed that it consisted essentially of a dilute?
aqueous solution of potassium permanganate.
Misbranding of this article was alleged in substance in the libel for the reason?
that the following statements, appearing on the label and on the wrapper of each?
of the packages, were false and fraudulent in that the article did not contain?
any ingredient or combination of ingredients capable of producing the effects?
claimed by the language of said label and said circular: (Carton) " For?
Gonorrhoea and Gleet Prescription 1000 External Will not produce stricture.?
Contains no harmful ingredients and can be used without danger of stricture.?
Prescription 1000 External A companion to our internal treatment used in?
obstinate cases where immediate results are desired. Prescription 1000 Ex??
ternal is an efficient treatment for Gonorrhoea and Gleet.    *    *    *   Price one
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BUREAU  OF  CHEMISTRY.	
[Supplement 91,
. dollar per bottle; " (circular) "Prescription 1000 External A companion of?
Prescription 1000 Internal, and is used with it, when convenient, in obstinate?
cases of Gonorrhoea or Gleet where the patient desires immediate relief. It can?
be used without Prescription 1000 Internal, but for best results both the?
Internal and External should be used."
Analysis of a sample of the Prescription 1000 Internal showed that it con??
sisted essentially of a slightly alkaline emulsion of balsam of copaiba and?
methyl salicylate.
Misbranding of this article was alleged in substance for the reason that it did?
not contain any ingredients or combination of ingredients capable of producing?
the curative and therapeutic effects claimed for it by the language on the cartons?
and in the circular accompanying and contained in the said cartons, as follows:?
(Carton) "Prescription 1000 Internal is the most efficient treatment for Gleet?
and Gonorrhoea * * * New Discovery for Gonorrhoea and Gleet * * *?
AJso a very good treatment for Bladder Troubles, Frequent Urination, Inflam??
mation, * * *;" (circular) "Prescription 1000 Internal For Gonorrhoea,?
Gleet, Bladder Troubles, Frequent Urination, Inflammation' * * *. Continue?
taking * * * for several weeks after the discharge stops, and follow direc??
tions closely to insure permanent relief    *    *    *."
On January 13, 1920, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment?
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court?
that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal.
E. D. BALL, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.