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The exception comes back to bite

Here’s a case where a physician and pharmacist were sued because they failed to warn about the risk of priapism when Trazodone was prescribed. Looking this up, it occurs in less than 1% of cases. Now, how many of you talk about the risk of priapism when prescribing Trazodone? Note the risk management principle:

Juries have been generally supportive of physicians in this respect and do not require them to explain every minor or uncommon side effect. This case is the exception.

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