UK pharmaceutical giant GSK says it will pay as much as $2.2bn (£1.68bn) to settle thousands of cases in US courts over claims that a discontinued version of its heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer.
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Health authorities say there is no immediate risk, but patients have been advised to consult a doctor who can prescribe alternatives to ranitidine. On 13 September, both the US Food and Drug ...
GSK launched Zantac in 1981 and it was first approved for sale in the US in 1983 as a prescription medication. It went on to become the world's best-selling drug, with annual sales in excess of $1bn.
The British drugmaker’s settlement with 10 separate law firms resolves 93% of all U.S. cases currently filed against GSK over claims its popular Zantac drug contained the carcinogen N ...
British pharmaceutical company GSK on Wednesday said it swung into a net loss in the third quarter after settling lawsuits in the United States surrounding its Zantac heartburn drug. GSK suffered ...
(Reuters) -GSK has agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion to settle most lawsuits in U.S. state courts claiming that a discontinued version of the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the company announced ...