The "Learned Intermediary" Doctrine

Multiple Choice

The "learned intermediary" doctrine:

A) shields a physician from liability because of a drug company's mistake in dosage instructions
B) is invoked by regulatory agencies in their arguments in court arguments in support of new regulations
C) holds federal regulatory agencies supreme in all matters regarding control of product safety
D) holds that the FDA has gone too far in preventing new, effective drugs from reaching the market in less time
E) none of the other choices