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2021
Virginia woman files Zantac cancer lawsuit
Deborah Haskins sued the makers of Zantac, alleging that the drug caused her esophageal cancer and that its makers failed to warn consumers of the risks. The article says research had not explicitly linked Zantac to cancer.
2020
FDA orders Zantac sales pulled from stores
The FDA ordered Zantac to be pulled from stores effective immediately; the article says U.S. officials cited a cancer-causing risk associated with the medication.
2020
Sanofi faces Zantac cancer lawsuit
Deborah Haskins filed a lawsuit against Sanofi and other drugmakers, alleging that Zantac caused her esophageal cancer and that the companies knew or should have known the medication produced high quantities of NDMA in the human body. These are allegations in the lawsuit.
2019
Sanofi recalls Zantac in the United States and Canada
Sanofi said it would voluntarily recall Zantac from stores in the United States and Canada while the company and regulators investigate NDMA detected in the drug.
2019
GSK announces global Zantac recall
GlaxoSmithKline said it was recalling prescription-only Zantac medicines in all markets as a precaution after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found unacceptable levels of a probable cancer-causing impurity in the drug. GSK said it was also suspending the release, distribution and supply of all dose forms of Zantac products.
2019
CVS suspends sales of Zantac and ranitidine products
CVS Pharmacy said it suspended sales of Zantac-brand and CVS Health-brand ranitidine products until further notice after an FDA alert that ranitidine products may contain a possible human carcinogen. The source says the products had not been recalled and the FDA was not recommending that patients stop taking them.