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Zantac was first marketed in 1981, [7] and it was described in 1989 as "one of the most expensive drugs on the market", [8] and "the world's biggest-selling prescription drug". [9] Addiction to taking it ("a habit") was how some of its users described Zantac. [ 10 ]
The French pharmaceutical company Sanofi says it has reached an agreement to resolve 4,000 cases in the U.S., in which plaintiffs are linking the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac — and its ...
No reliable studies link Zantac use to cancer, Cheffo said, a view shared by all the defendants. Instead, he said, plaintiffs rely on a finding that Zantac's active ingredient, ranitidine, can ...
(Reuters) -A Delaware judge has allowed more than 70,000 lawsuits over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to go forward, ruling that expert witnesses can testify in court that the drug may cause ...
(Reuters) -Shares of British drugmaker GSK dropped more than 9% on Monday, after a Delaware judge allowed more than 70,000 lawsuits alleging its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer ...
Ranitidine, previously sold under the brand name Zantac [a] among others, is a medication used to decrease stomach acid production. [12] It was commonly used in treatment of peptic ulcer disease , gastroesophageal reflux disease , and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome . [ 12 ]
Delaware's highest court said on Tuesday it will hear an appeal by GSK and other drugmakers seeking to end more than 70,000 lawsuits claiming discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. GSK ...
(Reuters) - GSK agreed to confidentially settle another lawsuit in California that had alleged its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the latest in a series of settlements made by ...