Ernest Price went to a doctor in 1997, seeking Oxycontin to treat pain related to sickle cell ane- mia. Between November 1999 and October 2000, Price sought Oxycontin prescriptions from at least ten different doctors at ten different clinics in two cities, filling the prescriptions at seven pharmacies in three cities. The doctors were notified of Price’s medication-seeking behavior, and the doctors dis- continued Price’s treatment. Price then filed suit, claiming his doctors, pharmacies, and the pharma- ceutical companies that manufactured Oxycontin had breached their duty by failing to adequately warn Price of the addictive nature of Oxycontin. think the court responded to Price’s How do you claims? Think about all the stakeholders involved in such a case.
