Posted On: September 11, 2008, 4:20 pm CDT

Posted By: Must Disclose

"The "learned intermediary" doctrine adopted by Maryland courts "imposes on a manufacturer of prescription drugs or devices a duty to give adequate warnings to physicians, dentists, and other licensed health care professionals, including nurses, who may prescribe these products. Under the doctrine, a manufacturer which has adequately warned the physician, in almost every circumstance, has no duty to warn a patient,"

I believe that the drug manufacturer does have a duty to warn the consumers of their drugs as well as their physicians. I know that I was prescribed a drug that had severe side effects that my physician did not make known to me...as many drugs have a very LONG list of side effects. I actually thought that they did have this duty and that is why they provide the pamphlet in 4 point type...which I now read!!