December 12, 2011 — Very-low-birth-weight newborns given ranitidine, a therapy for stress ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), are about 6 times more likely to die than similar newborns ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it is requesting manufacturers remove all prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine drugs from the market immediately. This is the latest ...

Nitrosamine impurities in the H2 inhibitor ranitidine (Zantac) do not appear to be converted to N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen, in a healthy population, according to a ...

More prescription-strength and hospital-used ranitidine, sold over the counter under the brand name Zantac, has been recalled for having too much of carcinogen NDMA. Though the run of recalls on the ...

A list of recalled versions of ranitidine, the heartburn/digestive medication called “Zantac” in name-brand form, now includes Publix’s over-the-counter store brand. Publix Maximum Strength Ranitidine ...

A researcher prepares to test a bottle of Zantac 150 at the Valisure LLC lab in New Haven, Connecticut, US on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. A meta-analysis suggests that ranitidine does not pose an ...

If you go to your local pharmacy or convenience store, you won’t be able to find any Zantac or other products made out of ranitidine. At least, you shouldn’t. But it’s not because people are hoarding ...

Walmart will suspend sales of over-the-counter ranitidine products, including Zantac, after the Food and Drug Administration discovered an impurity that has been linked to cancer in the popular ...

The popular heartburn drug ranitidine, the generic form of Zantac, was linked to cancer in September, prompting some voluntary recalls of the drug and an investigation by the Food and Drug ...