Shares in GSK fell around 9% this morning after a judge in a Delaware court gave the green light for tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming harm by gastrointestinal drug Zantac to proceed to trial.

GSK and other drugmakers have lost no time in filing an appeal to a Delaware court’s decision to allow more than 70,000 Zantac-related lawsuits to go ahead. Just over a week ago, Judge Vivian ...

The placebo was composed of hydrogenated glucose syrup, xanthane gum, methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218), propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216), erythrosine (E217), fennel flavour, titanium oxide ...