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Friday, July 09, 2004Robert I. Larkin and his wife, Barbara A. Larkin, sued Pfizer Inc. and G.D. Searle & Co. after he suffered from toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome. His physician believed either the Daypro or Zithromax, or both, that he prescribed for Larkin caused the problems. Larkin sued the companies, claiming that they didn't warn consumers about potential risks. He did not sue his physician. The court said it wasn't the drug makers fault. They warned the doctor that such a reaction could occur. In fact, Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a severe allergic reaction that could happen with any drug. (It can also be caused by a viral or bacterial infection.) It's unpredictable and thus unavoidable - and no one's fault unless the patient had a previous reaction to one of those drugs. Doesn't sound like he did. posted by Sydney on 7/09/2004 07:26:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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