Makripodis v. Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

McEWEN, Judge:

Appellants undertook this products liability action alleging that their child, Anastos Makripodis, was born with certain congenital abnormalities as a result of the ingestion of the drug Bendectin by his mother, appellant Dolly Makri-podis, during her pregnancy. The drug Bendectin was manufactured by Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and purchased by the appellants at a pharmacy owned by Rite Aid Corporation, upon presentation of a physician’s prescription for the drug. Appellants filed suit against Mer-rell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Rite Aid Corporation, and alleged, inter…