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Landmark Texas Supreme Court decision: learned intermediary doctrine applies in prescription drug cases, no DTC exception

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 12 2012

Addressing the issue squarely for the first time, the Texas Supreme Court has unanimously adopted the learned intermediary doctrine in the prescription drug context thereby confirming that manufacturers are only obligated to warn doctors of the risks of prescription medicines