Legal Opinion
United States v. Alcon Laboratories, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 24, 1981No. 19-1836PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals from orders of the District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in two seizure actions and a suit for injunctive relief instituted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against Alcon Laboratories, Inc. (Alcon) and one of its products pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 301-92 (1976).
Alcon manufactures and markets in suppository dosage a prescription antiemetic drug called “WANS.” The drug contains pyrilamine maleate (an antihistamine) and pentobarbital sodium (a barbituate) and comes in three…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by49 opinions
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