80969. Adulteration and misbranding of tincture of belladonna leaves, ephe- 
drine inhalant, and elixir of iron, Quinine, and strychnine. U. S. v. 
Bernard Ulman (The National Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Co.). 
Plea of guilty. Fine, $150. (F. & D. No. 42699. Sample Nos. 34324-D, 
34330-D, 34335-D.)
The tincture of belladonna leaves contained alkaloids of belladonna leaf in 
excess of the amount prescribed in the United States Pharmacopoeia. The 
Ephedrine Inhalant contained less ephedrine than prescribed by the National 
Formulary and less than declared on the label. The Elixir Iron, Quinine and 
Strychnine contained anhydrous quinine and strychnine in excess of the amount 
prescribed in the National Formulary.
On April 13, 1989, the United States attorney for the District of Maryland, 
acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the district court 
an information against Bernard Ulman, trading as the National Pharmaceutical 
Manufacturing Co., Baltimore, Md., alleging shipment by him in violation of the 
Food and Drugs Act on or about October 12, October 13, and November 9, 1938, 
from the State of Maryland into the District of Columbia of quantities of the 
above-named drugs, which were adulterated and misbranded.
The tincture of belladonna leaves was alleged to be adulterated In that it 
was sold under a name recognized In the United States Pharmacopoeia but 
differed from the standard of strength, quality, and purity as determined by 
the test laid down therein since it yielded not less than 0.041 gram of the
alkaloids of belladonna leaf per 100 cubic centimeters; whereas the pharmaco- 
poeia provides that 100 cubic centimeters of the article shall yield not more than 
0.033 gram of the alkaloids of belladonna leaf. It was alleged to be misbranded 
in that the following statements borne on the bottle label were false and mis- 
leading: "Tincture of Belladonna Leaves (Tinctura Belladonnae Foliorum) 
U. S. P.   *   *   *   Standard—0.027 Gm. to 0.033 Gm. total alkaloids per 100 mils."
The ephedrine inhalant /nebula ephedrinae) was alleged the adulterated 
in that it was sold under a name recognized in the National Formulary but) 
differed from the standard of strength, quality, and purity as determined by 
the tests laid down therein, in that each 1,000 grams of the article contained 
not more than 6 grams of ephedrine; whereas the formulary provides that the 
article contain not less than 10 grams of ephedrine in each 1,000 grams. It 
was alleged to be adulterated further in that its strength and purity fell 
below the professed standard and quality under which it was sold, since it 
was represented to contain 1 percent of ephedrine; whereas it contained not 
more than 0.6 percent. It was alleged to be misbranded in that the state- 
ment, "(Nebula Ephedrinae) N. F. VI Contains Ephedrine 1%," borne on the 
bottle label, was false and misleading.
The elixir iron, quinine, and strychnine was alleged to be adulterated in 
that it was sold under a name recognized in the National Formulary, but dif- 
fered from the standard of strength, quality, and purity as determined by the 
tests laid down therein, since it contained not less than 7.618 grams of anhy- 
drous quinine and strychnine per each 1,000 cubic centimeters of the article; 
whereas the formulary provides that the article shall contain in each 1,000 
cubic centimeters quinine hydrochloride and strychnine sulfate equivalent to 
6.675 grams of anhydrous quinine and strychnine. It was alleged to be mis- 
branded in that the statement, "Elixir Iron, Quinine and Strychnine (Elixir 
Ferri Quinine Et Strychnine) N. F. VI," borne on the bottle labels, was false 
and misleading.
On October 9, 1939, a plea of guilty having been entered, the court imposed 
a fine of $150.
GBOVEB B. Hnx, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.