Urbaniak v. American Drug Stores, LLC.

*475 ¶ 1 The learned intermediary doctrine is a fundamental tenet of pharmacological and negligence law in America. The doctrine generally absolves pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies from liability for failing to warn a patient about the potential side effects of prescription drugs. The logic behind the doctrine is to put the burden on the prescribing physician-a learned intermediary-to know the drug's side effects and any of the patient's relevant conditions before prescribing the drug.

¶ 2 In this case, a patient was prescribed and took a drug called Reglan for six years and developed…