Without being at the trial or having the case study specifics at hand... I would have to say that it doesn't seem to sit right based on the info that the Post provided.
IF this were a perfect world
killingme), the prescribing physician would ascertain a "best plan of treatment" for a patient with his/her meds, the instructions and expected side effects and precautions. The patient would then get the pharmacy info and instructions on print-out when he/she picked up their meds (or whoever picks up the meds for them) and can then read and call either the physician/office or the pharmacy about usage, long-term effects, side effects, interactions and so-on, if they have questions....
But then, what would the lawyers do?