· 5/7/1986
Riff v. Morgan Pharmacy
Citations
- 508 A.2d 1247
- 353 Pa. Super. 21
- 1986 Pa. Super. LEXIS 10591
How courts have described this case
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- noting that both a doctor who negligently fails to alert the pharmacist of proper dosage and pharmacist who fills prescription may be held liable
- allowing expert testimony that the failure of the pharmacy to notify the prescribing physician of obvious inadequacies on the face of the prescription was negligent
- \Morgan Pharmacy breached that duty by failing to warn the patient or notify the prescribing physician of the obvious inadequacies appearing on the face of the prescription which created a substantial risk of serious harm to the plaintiff.\
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Judges: Olszewski, Tamilia, Kelly
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