| Show LABELIXG DRUGS A Flare Dnifglslj and Hunnac Ists to Tae a Short TurIn Tur-In tbe progress of the suit of D J Cook against Roberta 4 2Celden in the Third District Court today Judge Zane made a ruling that is of importance t druggkts It I well known that when medicines are obtained ob-tained at the drug stores upon a physics prescription the custom of the druggists I t place on the label the directions direc-tions for using a given by the physician In few Invery instances if any does the h designate the contents of the bottle or package or even Indicate Its nature whether poisonous or otherwise There I a section of law bearing directly on the point which was given te pint wa prominence promi-nence in the suit today I reads See 4572 Every apothecary druggist drug-gist or person carrying on business u gS prn drugs or medicines or person employed as clerk or talesman by ouch person who In patting up drags or nuediciuteser making up any prescription or filling any order for drags or medicines wilfully negligently negli-gently or Ignorantly omits to label the same or puts an untrue label stamp or otbcrdesl natlon of contents open any box bottle or other package conulnfus anydrags or medicines nabstltute a different article for any article prescribed or ordered or pats ups greater or less quantity of any article than that prescribed or ordered or otherwise deviates from the lerm of prescription or order which be undertakes to follow I in consequence r which human life or health Is endangered en-dangered la frailty of a misdemeanor or If deb ensues 1 guilty of felony This section Judge Zane carefully reviewed The label on the bottle containing the eye wash which poisoned little Ada M Cook had on it no words to Indicate that It contained con-tained a deadly drug I was contended con-tended that tab was unnecessary when the medicine was compounded compound-ed from a physicians prescription Judge Zane held that such a view was opposed t Uie plain intent of the statute I was the duty of the druggist under the lW t designate by words on lie label on each package or baltic of medicine the contents thereof The purpose of the label In the law was not t give the physicians phy-sicians directions for using the medicine but t designate its contents con-tents to the purchvcr or user It will b seen upon reading the Se ton lust Uio judges construction I the one evidently Intended by the legislators and a failure t comply with lie statute renders the druggist drug-gist liable t a heavy penalty |
