Federal Preemption Strikes California Prop 65 Complaint Against Generic OTC Ranitidine Firms

Case Against Zantac Marketer Could Strike Out On Faulty Research Behind Carcinogen Claim

Whether California court finds Zantac, when marketed containing ranitidine, should have had a Prop 65 label warning could be influenced by dismissal in federal court of class action complaints due to faulty research behind claims that ranitidine causes a carcinogenic substance to form post-production.  

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Federal preemption relieves manufacturers of OTC generic ranitidine heartburn remedies of obligation to use Proposition 65 label warnings in California as alleged in a complaint, according to a state appeals court.

The same relief, but for a different reason could come for the firm previously marketing the OTC Zantac (150-mg ranitidine)...

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