| Pharmacists' Liability for Improperly Dispensing Prescription Drugs |
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| A pharmacist has three basic duties: to store prescription drugs properly, to prepare prescription drugs properly, and to dispense prescription drugs correctly. If the dispensing pharmacist fails to perform any of these duties, he/she could be held liable if a patient experiences a drug-related injury. This article discusses pharmacists' liability for the improper dispensing of prescription drugs.
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| Oral Contraceptive Litigation |
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| Oral contraceptives or birth control pills are hormonal prescription drugs that are taken to prevent pregnancy. They are believed to produce a state of pseudopregnancy that interferes with normal ovulation and conception. Birth control pills became popular in the 1960s. They were shown to be a very effective form of birth control. However, serious side effects began showing up in some women who took oral contraceptives. These side effects include strokes, blood clots, tumors, and birth defects.
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| Quality Control |
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| Products liability law deals with personal injuries and damage caused by defective products. Defective products include products that have an inherent flaw in the product design and products that are defectively or improperly manufactured. If there is a design or manufacturing defect, the manufacturer could be held liable for injuries that result from a consumer's use of the product. Consequently, it is essential for the manufacturer to ensure the quality of its products. This article discusses the various components of quality control and the procedures that can be used to reduce the manufacturer's potential liability for its products. More... |
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| Liability of Ammunition Manufacturers |
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| Gun manufacturers have been faced with product liability suits claiming that the manufacturers should be held strictly liable for producing certain guns, even if they worked exactly as intended, because the guns constituted defective, "unreasonably dangerous" products. What about the manufacturers of ammunition? Gun violence would not be possible without ammunition. Can ammunition manufacturers be held liable for producing unreasonably dangerous products?
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| Diet Drug Litigation - Fen-Phen |
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| It seemed like a miracle cure to many Americans battling obesity. "Fen-phen" -- a combination of the two diet drugs fenfluramine and phentermine -- was achieving great success in treating obesity. Both fenfluramine and phentermine had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, the use of the drugs in combination had not been FDA-approved and was being used "off-label." When it was determined that fenfluramine was linked to heart-valve damage, manufacturers voluntarily removed the drug fenfluramine from the market upon recommendation to do so by the FDA. Phentermine is still on the market as there have been no studies linking that drug to heart valve damage. The FDA recommended that patients who took the combination phen-fen consult their physicians about having an echocardiogram to determine whether heart valve damages has occurred. More... |
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