Plaintiff ingested L-tryptophan, an amino acid used as a non-prescription food supplement. Plaintiff contracted eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome.
Plaintiff commenced suit against the pharmacy where she purchased the product, the manufacturer who marketed the tablets and the foreign cooperation which produced the raw materials used by the manufacturer of the product.[91]
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