[Allergy Injuries] Drug Company ABC Drugs Introduced a New Over-The-Counter

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[Allergy Injuries] Drug company ABC Drugs introduced a new over-the-counter allergy pill guaranteed to prevent sneezing and sniffling for twenty-four hours after the consumption of one pill.The packaging contained warnings of the drug's side effects,including nausea and headache.After it was initially put on the market,the company became aware of a risk of dizziness from the drug in people with high blood pressure.However,the company did not warn of the additional risk because the company was concerned that individuals might not buy the pill.The risk of dizziness for the average person was extremely low.Julia had suffered allergies for years and had tried nearly every new product on the market.She even maintained a blog called "Ask the Expert About Allergies." She thought that ABC's pill was a great idea and purchased it at her local convenient store.She purchased the product after the date the company became aware of the issues involving dizziness.She took one pill and felt fine for a few days.Then,however,she began feeling dizzy.Her dizziness caused her to fall and break her leg on a flight of steps.She later discovered that the allergy pill likely made her dizzy.Julia sued under state law alleging failure to warn of the dangerous side effect of the drug.The drug company claimed that it had no duty to list dizziness as a risk because it was anover-the-counter drug and the risk of dizziness to the average person was extremely rare.
-Is the company correct that it had no duty to warn of the risk of dizziness?

• A)Yes because it was an over-the-counter drug and the risk of dizziness to the average person was extremely low.
• B)Yes,because it was an over-the-counter drug.
• C)No,because the drug contained an ingredient which adversely affected some people with high blood pressure and the company knew or should have known about the risk to individuals with high blood pressure.
• D)No,but only if the plaintiff can show the drug adversely affected all individuals with high blood pressure and she was a member of that group.
• E)Yes.Although the company knew or should have known about the risk to individuals with high blood pressure,the drug was an over-the-counter drug and the company thus had no duty to protect every person in every situation.

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