Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The dispositive issue in this case is whether the learned intermediary doctrine bars the present action brought by the named plaintiff, Michele M. Vitanza, whose husband had died as a result of ingesting a sample of a prescription drug given to her by her physician. The learned intermediary doctrine provides, in general terms, that adequate warnings to a prescribing physician obviate the need for a manufacturer of a prescription...
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