GSK announced Wednesday that it has settled four cases in California that were linked to its now-discontinued heartburn drug Zantac. The company didn't disclose a settlement figure.
British pharmaceutical company GSK plc settled another lawsuit that claimed its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac can cause cancer. The company said Wednesday that it has "reached a confidential settlement" in the Cantlay/Harper case that was filed in California. The settlement was reached before the trial in that case was slated to begin on November 13. GSK did not disclose financial terms of the settlement.
The company said that the settlements announced Wednesday are not an admission of any liability and that it will "continue to vigorously defend itself based on the facts and the science in all other Zantac cases." In 2020, the Food and Drug Administration requested that all manufacturers withdraw all prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine drugs, known by the brand name Zantac, from the market immediately amid an investigation of a contaminant known as N-Nitrosodimethylamine .
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