The Federal Register publishes the full text of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders, and the rules and regulations of the various Departments of the Federal Government. NOTICES OF JUDGMENT UNDER THE FEDERAL FOOD, [Given pursuant to section 705 of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act] 6281-6300 DRUGS AND DEVICES The cases reported herewith were instituted in the United States district courts by United States attorneys, acting upon reports submitted by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. They involve drugs which are required at time of interstate shipment to bear a label containing the statement "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription," and which were dispensed after such shipment without a prescription or by refilling a prescription without authorization. This dispensing was contrary to Section 503 (b) (1), and thereby resulted in the dispensed drugs being misbranded while held for sale. Published by direction of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. GEO. P. LARRICK, Commissioner of Food and Drugs. VIOLATIVE SALES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS 6281. (Inj. No. 371.) COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTION FILED: 1-13-60, S. Dist. Miss., against Joseph W. Stringer, Stringer, Miss. CHARGE: The complaint alleged that the defendant was a doctor of medicine who was engaged in the business of selling and dispensing secobarbital sodium capsules and pentobarbital sodium capsules; that he caused such drugs, while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce, to be dispensed to persons with whom he had no bona fide relationship of physician and patient; and that the defendant, by causing the dispensing of such drugs to those persons, caused the drugs to be dispensed without a prescription from a practitioner licensed by law to administer such drugs. DISPOSITION: On 1-22-60, the defendant having consented, the court issued a decree of permanent injunction, enjoining the defendant from directly or in directly dispensing, and causing to be dispensed, pentobarbital sodium capsules, secobarbital sodium capsules, and any other drugs within the meaning of 503 (b)(1), while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce, unless and until: (a) a bona fide relationship of physician and patient is established between the defendant and the person to whom any one of such drugs is to be dis pensed; and (b) a prescription for the drug, which is to be dispensed to such person, is written and held in file by the defendant. 6282. (F.D.C. No. 44353. S. Nos. 26-783 M, 26–786 M, 26-793/5 M, 29-711 P.) INFORMATION FILED: 8-22-60, E. Dist. La., against Ben T. Wood, t/a United Truck Stop, Slidell, La., and Howard P. Wood (employee). CHARGE: Between 4-5-57 and 9-15-58, amphetamine sulfate tablets were dispensed 6 times without a prescription. PLEA: Guilty. DISPOSITION: 11-9-60. Each defendant was fined $500, sentenced to 1 year in jail, which was suspended, and placed on probation for 2 years. 6283. (F.D.C. No. 43729. S. Nos. 18-545/6 P.) INFORMATION FILED: 3-1-60, W. Dist. Tex., against David C. Rice (a truck stop employee), Canutillo, Tex. CHARGE: On 11-7-58, amphetamine sulfate tablets were dispensed once without a prescription. PLEA: Guilty. DISPOSITION: 10-25-60. Jail sentence of 1 year suspended and defendant placed on probation for 1 year. 6284. (F.D.C. No. 43689. S. Nos. 1-245 P, 1-257 P, 56-332 P, 56-355 P.) INFORMATION FILED: 12-11-59, S. Dist. Ga., against Mary Alice Graham, Eastman, Ga. CHARGE: Between 3-11-59 and 4-23-59, amphetamine sulfate tablets were dispensed 4 times without a prescription. PLEA: Guilty. DISPOSITION: 10-3-60. $500 fine and probation for 2 years. |