Ranitidine Cancer Risk Found Only By Litigation Plaintiffs’ ‘Unreliable’ Research, Judge Rules

 Plaintiffs in Multi-District Litigation didn’t provide scientific evidence of OTC heartburn drug Zantac increasing risk of cancer. Federal judge says plaintiffs' research showed “a lack of substantiation for analytical leaps” in alleging dangerously high levels of NDMA in ranitidine drugs.

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The initial research sparking concern about a potential link between heartburn drug ranitidine and cancer and additional studies noted in thousands of complaints for damages from manufacturers were faulty and unreliable, a federal judge says.

In US District Court for Southern District of Florida, Judge Robin Rosenberg in a summary judgement dismissed all Multi-District Litigation...

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