The first lawsuit claiming that gastrointestinal drug Zantac causes cancer has been voluntarily dismissed a week before it was due to come to trial, in an early victory for the pharma companies ...

The Shocking Truth" How did Zantac, once the world's most popular drug for acid reflux and heartburn, turn into a toxic ...

A hearing will get underway in Delaware later today in the latest phase of GSK’s attempts to defend itself from allegations that its Zantac drug caused cancer in patients. The three-day hearing ...

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 ...

So why would GSK, the largest of the four major distributors of the now-recalled stomach acid drug, suddenly abandon the tried-and-true defense mantra, “millions for defense, not a penny for tribute”?

GSK shares jumped as much as 6.5% on Thursday after the British drugmaker struck a $2.2 billion settlement over U.S. lawsuits that alleged its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer.

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 ...

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 ...

has announced that it has agreed to settle nearly 80,000 state-level Zantac cases. The lawsuits claimed that the now-discontinued version of the heartburn drug caused cancer, although GSK says ...

ranitidine, turned into the potential carcinogen NDMA under certain conditions. The US Food and Drug Administration asked companies producing Zantac to remove all ranitidine-based drugs from the U ...

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.