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Cleveland State University EngagedScholarship@CSU Clevel nd St te L w R eview L w Journals 1966 Retail Druggists Warranty of Drugs Thomas M. Schmitz Follow this nd dditional works t : http://eng gedschol /clevstlrev P rt of the Food nd Drug L w Commons, Products Li bility Commons, nd the Torts Commons Recommended Cit tion Thomas M. Schmitz, Retail Druggists W rr nty of Drugs, 15 Clev.-M rshall L. Rev. 285 (1966) This Article is brought to you for free nd open ccess by the L w Journals t Eng gedSchol rship@CSU. It has been ccepted for inclusion in Clevel nd St te L w R eview by n uthorized dministr tor of Eng gedSchol rship@CSU. For more inform tion, please cont ct libr ry.es@. Retail Druggists Warrantyof Drugs Thomas M. Schmitz* S HORTLY AFTER THE TURN OF THE CENTURY homemakers were shocked by public disclosures of filthy, fraudulent, and dangerous products being sold for general human consumption. Use of these products resulted in tragic consequences when people believed in the cure-all promises of some of the patent medicines. Such conditions led to the enactment of the Pure Food and Drug Law of 1906.1 In 1938 there was great public outcry for public protection following the Elixir Sulfanilamide disaster which resulted in 107 deaths due to the use of that drug. This tragic episode resulted in the greatly revised Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938.2 Currently the United States government, the drug industry, and the medical profession are in the midst of an all-out dr