Beware of Generic Drugs

Quotation of the Day: "Your pharmacists aren't telling you, hey, when we fill this with your generic, you are giving up all of your legal remedies." - Michael Johnson, a lawyer in a case concerning a lack of redress for patients harmed by generic, rather than brand-name, drugs.

 

Generic Drugs Prove Resistant to Damage Suits

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Lawsuits aimed at generic drugs are being thrown out across the country in the wake of a 2011 Supreme Court decision favorable to the drugs' makers.