The doctor who treated the plaintiff in the third Risperdal trial against Janssen Pharmaceuticals testified that he would not have prescribed the drug if he had more information about its potential to cause gynecomastia.

“If I had the same deck of cards to play with, I’d make the same decision. But if I had a full deck of cards, and all the information, I’d have chosen a different medication,” Dr. Edward Kovnar, the pediatric neurologist who treated plaintiff Tim Stange, told the jury Tuesday.

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