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From: cjh@gummo.UUCP (Carl J. Hoffmann)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.med
Subject: Re: Cdn awarded $800,000 for stroke from Pill
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Date: Mon, 23-Apr-84 11:03:18 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 23 11:03:18 1984
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It is indeed sad that the woman got a stroke because she took the Pill.
I don't think, however that it should have been the pharmaceutical compay's fault.
Unless these drugs are available over the counter in Canada, the responsibility
to warn of the hazards should be with the doctor who gave the prescription.
He would be in the best position to understand what a particulr drug would
do to/for his patient.  If he doesn't know, then he shouldn't prescribe it.

Just adding my two cents.
Carl Hoffmann
harpo!gummo!cjh

The comments above are mute if the pharmaceutical compay didn't tell anybody
about the side effects.