Taking Care

Taking Care, also known as Prescriptions for Murder, is a 1987 Canadian drama film, directed by Clarke Mackey.^[1] Loosely based on the real-life case of Susan Nelles,^[2] the film stars Janet Amos as Marie, a maternity ward nurse who is accused of murder after three women die in childbirth under her care, and Kate Lynch as Angie O'Connell, her colleague who attempts to collect evidence to prove Marie's innocence.^[1]

Taking Care
Directed by	Clarke Mackey
Written by	Rebecca Schechter
Produced by	Pasia Schonberg
Starring	Janet Amos Kate Lynch Saul Rubinek
Cinematography	Keith Hlady
Edited by	Teresa Hannigan
Music by	Jane Fair
Production companies	Telltales Intesa Corporation
Release date	1987 (1987)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The cast also includes Saul Rubinek, Barry Flatman, Jackie Richardson, Allan Royal and Ron White.

The film premiered at the 1987 Toronto International Film Festival.^[3]

Lynch received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988.^[4]