Brown v. Upjohn Co.

CRIST, Judge.

In an action to recover damages against the manufacturer of a prescription drug and against the prescribing physician, plaintiff appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of respondent manufac- ’ turer.

Respondent manufactures the prescription drug prednisone, an adrenocortical steroid, and markets it under the trade name Deltasone. Defendant physician treated plaintiff with this drug for 6 or 7 months. Plaintiff alleges that as a direct result of the ingestion of prednisone, he developed aseptic necrosis of the femoral heads, necessitating surgical removal of both hips…