In a Case Where a New Drug of Unknown Effectiveness

question 7

Multiple Choice

In a case where a new drug of unknown effectiveness was administered to a patient at a navy medical center despite other known and effective drugs being available and injury resulted, the navy was held liable because ____________.

• A) of the hospital's importance in the care of military patients
• B) it failed to warn the patient of the risks involved in administration of the drug
• C) it should have used the known, less risky drug
• D) it was reasonably foreseeable that injury could occur

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Definitions:

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