The "Learned Intermediary" Doctrine

question 56

Multiple Choice

The "learned intermediary" doctrine:

• A) shields a physician from liability because of a drug company's mistake in dosage instructions
• B) is invoked by regulatory agencies in their arguments in court arguments in support of new regulations
• C) shields a drug manufacturer from liability when the doctor is liable for misuse of the drug
• D) holds that the FDA has gone too far in preventing new, effective drugs from reaching the market in less time
• E) holds federal regulatory agencies supreme in all matters regarding control of product safety

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