B.C. Man hospitalized after pharmacy mistakenly gives him opioid – 980 CKNW
Barry Norton of Burnaby, B.C. is lucky to be alive after he was provided the wrong prescription medication from a pharmacy. He is still recovering in the ICU at Burnaby Hospital after a Shoppers Drug Mart gave him a powerful opioid instead of antibiotics for a dental procedure.
Can Shoppers Drug Mart be held liable for giving a customer the wrong prescription medication? What rights does Norton have in this situation?
Sivan Tumarkin, a personal injury lawyer and Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joined host Jill Bennett on Global News Radio 980 CKNW to discuss.
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