Ciba Corp. v. Richardson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ciba Corporation has taken this appeal from an order of the District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissing a complaint' in which Ciba sought a declaratory determination that its drug product, Ritonic Capsules, is exempt from the requirement of 1962 amendments of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 355, that new drugs be excluded from the market unless proven effective as claimed for them. The com*226plaint also sought an injunction against the implementation of an administrative order, entered by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs after notice and…