Lawsuits

If you take the popular heartburn and acid-reducing medication Zantac, or any of the generic medications that are sold that contain the active ingredient ranitidine, you may be aware of the ongoing concerns about cancer-causing agents in the medicine. There is ongoing work by the Food and Drug Administration to determine the nature of these […]

If you have relied on the popular heartburn medication Zantac or other generic medications that use ranitidine in order to help suppress heartburn and acid in patients, then you may have heard about the ongoing recalls that companies such as Sandoz, Sanofi U.S. LLC, and Apotex Corp, as well as distributors like Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, […]

On October 2, 2019, major US retailer and pharmacy Walmart issued a statement regarding their sales of Zantac and other ranitidine-containing medications due to concerns by the Food and Drug Administration. According to the statement, “The company is taking this action after closely monitoring the recent Product Alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]

If you have taken the popular acid-reducing medication Zantac to help with a variety of issues, including things like peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome, then you may be aware of an ongoing voluntary recall for the product. As of April 1, 2020, however, the FDA has formalized the Zantac recall and […]

As the FDA and pharmaceutical companies worldwide continue to test the possible link between ranitidine and the generation of the carcinogen NDMA. N-Nitroso-dimethylamine is a nitrosamine impurity known as NDMA, and was found during lab tests performed by the Connecticut-based online pharmacy and testing company Valisure. Valisure reported these findings to the Food and Drug […]

If you have been prescribed the popular anti-acid drug Zantac, then you may already be aware of the fact that there is an ongoing, non-mandatory recall of the drug, as well as the generic version ranitidine, due to possible issues with a carcinogen N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).  The FDA has issued repeated updates about their findings and […]

If you have been taking the popular acid reducer Zantac, as well as any other generic heartburn or acid reflux medication that uses ranitidine, it is important that you are aware of the problems surrounding the compound, the steps that the FDA have taken to improve consumer safety and protections around this medicine, and how […]

CVS is among one of the many companies in the United States who have decided to voluntarily recall the acid-reducing medication Zantac, and generic versions of the drug known as ranitidine from their shelves. Other companies who have taken part in the recall are places like Walgreens, Rite Aid, Walmart, and pharmaceutical companies like Sandoz, […]

If you have taken Zantac, or the generic version of the acid-reducing drug, known as ranitidine, then you may have recently heard of a series of voluntary recalls of the drug because of a concerning report about the presence of a contaminant called N-Nitroso-dimethylamine, more commonly referred to as NDMA. NDMA is listed as a […]

If you take the popular acid-reducing medication Zantac or any of the generic versions of the drug that go under the name ranitidine, then you likely have already heard about the ongoing lab testing and reporting by the Food and Drug Administration and a variety of independent testing facilities across the United States and Europe. […]

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Last year, many major chains, such as Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, and other reputable drugstores, have removed Zantac from their shelves in response to some alarming revelations. Perrigo Company plc, Novitium Pharma LLC, and Lannett Company, Inc. have each voluntarily recalled the heartburn medication after the FDA found a link between Zantac and a variety of […]