Generic Zantac is recalled from U.S. pharmacies after carcinogen is found in pills
dated Wednesday that it ordered a recall of all brand-name and generic Zantac available in pharmacies.came to be contaminated
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating the carcinogen levels and hasn’t required any recalls or distribution halts. Canadian health officials required drugmakers last week to halt distribution of all versions of Zantac.California Rep. Anna G. Eshoo , the chairwoman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s health panel, wrote the FDA last week with concerns about its efforts on Zantac, known in its generic form as ranitidine.
At Eshoo’s urging, she and Woodcock are set to talk Monday about the FDA’s response, according to the congresswoman’s office. Dr. Reddy’s, one of India’s largest generic drugmakers, is cleared to sell its own finished versions of prescription and over-the-counter generic Zantac in the United States. It hasn’t recalled any product, but last week it suspended all its shipments of the drug.
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