| Product Liability Reform Legislation |
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| Product liability laws were created to protect consumers from unreasonably dangerous and unsafe products. The strict liability, or no-fault, standard used in product liability actions imposes liability on manufacturers and sellers without any evidence of fault. This standard benefits consumers because it encourages manufacturers to take caution in designing and manufacturing products and encourages sellers to take caution in deciding what to sell.
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| Learned Intermediary Doctrine and Oral Contraceptives |
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| In 1985, the Massachusetts Supreme Court carved out an exception to the learned intermediary doctrine for oral contraceptives. The court held that the manufacturer of an oral contraceptive could not rely on warnings to doctors to satisfy its duty to warnMore... |
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| Access to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Treatments |
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| Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) refers to any form of therapy or treatment outside the conventional medical therapies for disease. Complementary medicine is used along with conventional medical therapies, while alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine.
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| Limiting Consumers' Recovery in Products Liability Lawsuits |
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| Strict products liability is a legal doctrine that imposes liability for personal injury and property damage caused by defectively designed or manufactured products. The manufacturer or seller of such products is held responsible if the product injures a consumer who buys or uses the product. More... |
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| Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 and Advertising by Compounding Pharmacists |
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| Compounding refers to a pharmacist's preparation of a customized medication by combining, mixing, or altering ingredients to create a medication that is tailored to meet the needs of an individual patient. The physician gives specific directions as to the preparation of the compound. Compounding is a traditionally recognized part of pharmacy practice, and all 50 states have laws that permit compoundingMore... |
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