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    No carcinogen found in alternatives of heart burn drug Zantac, generics: USFDA

    Medical Dialogues BureauWritten by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2019-10-24T09:20:25+05:30  |  Updated On 17 Aug 2021 12:54 PM IST

    Early tests of alternatives to over-the-counter ranitidine, such as Pepcid, Tagamet, Nexium, Prevacid and Prilosec show no NDMA, the agency said.


    New Delhi: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that alternatives to popular heartburn drug Zantac and its generic versions, known chemically as ranitidine, have not been found to contain the probable cancer-causing impurity that ranitidine has been linked to.


    U.S. retailers Walmart Inc, CVS Health Corp Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Rite Aid Corp have all removed Zantac off their shelves after some drugs containing its key ingredient ranitidine were found to have traces of the impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).


    Early tests of alternatives to over-the-counter ranitidine, such as Pepcid, Tagamet, Nexium, Prevacid and Prilosec show no NDMA, the agency said.


    Read Also: Amid cancer scares GSK recalls heartburn drug Zantac as a precautionary measure


    The FDA said earlier this month it found unacceptable levels of NDMA in drugs containing ranitidine. The regulator asked ranitidine makers to conduct their own testing to assess levels of the impurity and to send samples of their products for testing by the agency.


    French drugmaker Sanofi SA last week said it would recall Zantac in the United States and Canada.


    NDMA had previously been found in some blood pressure medicines from a class of drugs known as angiotensin II receptor blockers, or ARBs. The potentially cancer-causing impurities are believed to have been introduced by recent changes in the manufacturing process for the drugs.


    Read Also: Sanofi pulls popular heartburn drug Zantac in the US, Canada

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    Source : Reuters

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