A man named Terry Paul Smith voiced complaints to his physician about a drug he had been taking for leg and back pain. His physician then changed his prescription to a narcotic pain reliever called methadone. After filling the prescription at a Walgreens pharmacy in Jacksonville, Florida, and taking the drug, he died within 36 hours.<\/p>\n
It is alleged that a small but disastrous error on the pill bottle caused Smith\u2019s death. This case marks the fourth trial regarding a pharmacy error that resulted in a fatality since September 2006 for Walgreens, the country\u2019s largest drug store chain in terms of sales and profits. In the three prior trials, which occurred in Illinois, Arizona and Florida, jurors reached verdicts in excess of $61 million against Walgreens, which is based in Illinois. <\/p>\n
Walgreens has disputed the three verdicts and has made a motion to dismiss the court complaint filed by lawyers for (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A man named Terry Paul Smith voiced complaints to his physician about a drug he had been taking for leg and back pain. His physician then changed his prescription to a narcotic pain reliever called methadone. After filling the prescription…<\/span><\/p>\n