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> Bonnie, think about this scenario: This happened about 1945, when > there were > mostly individually owned drug stores that were not part of super > markets, or > appliance stores. Often a pharmacist or two and a couple of family > members > running the store. Also no computers or long check out lines, I'd say > the > good old days, but that would show my age! Oh, yes, no mention of a > lawsuit, mom just took it back and they swapped it for the correct > item and > apologized. Maybe they WERE the good 'ol days!!! :-) and data would show that the relative number of fatalities due to mislabeling were far greater than it is now. By-and-large, the pharmaceutical industry has been compliant with good manufacturing practices, but there are still a few cheats here and there that are bent on squeezing all the $ out of the helpless. 'Caveat Emptor' is still very much a formidable advice. Michel Margosis