GSK recalls popular heartburn medicine Zantac : UK medicines watchdog

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GlaxoSmithKline Plc is recalling its heartburn medicine Zantac as a 'precautionary measure' due to a probable cancer-causing impurity in the drug, ...

REUTERS: GlaxoSmithKline Plc is recalling its heartburn medicine Zantac as a"precautionary measure" due to a probable cancer-causing impurity in the drug, Britain's medicines watchdog said on Tuesday.

GSK is recalling all unexpired stock of Zantac, also sold generically as ranitidine, from pharmacies as a precaution due to possible contamination with an impurity NDMA, which has genotoxic and carcinogenic potential, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said.

 

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