FDA says new test finds 'unacceptable levels' of impurity in heartburn drugs

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REUTERS: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it found 'unacceptable levels' of a cancer-causing impurity in limited testing ...

REUTERS: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it found"unacceptable levels" of a cancer-causing impurity in limited testing using low-heat method of samples of heartburn medicines such as Zantac containing the ingredient ranitidine.

Regulators have been recalling those drugs since last year, leading to shortages, and the FDA expanded its investigation of the impurities beyond that class of drugs.

 

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