A physician specifies an incorrect dose in a prescription for a powerful bronchodilator drug to be given to an asthmatic patient. When the respiratory therapist gives the prescribed dose, the patient suffers a fatal response and dies. Based on the principle of duty, against whom could a suit of negligence be brought?
I.respiratory therapist
II.attending physician
III.dispensing pharmacist

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All three parties (respiratory therapist, attending physician, and dispensing pharmacist) have a duty to ensure the safety of the patient. The physician prescribed the incorrect dose, the therapist administered it, and the pharmacist dispensed it, all potentially contributing to the negligence.

A Physician Specifies an Incorrect Dose in a Prescription for a Powerful