Walgreens, CVS suspend sales of Zantac brand due to contaminant fears.
, leading to shortages of those drugs. NDMA has been linked to an increased risk of colorectal and uterine cancers.
"We are removing Zantac and ranitidine products from our shelves while the FDA continues its review of the products," Walgreens spokesperson Phil Caruso told NBC News. CVS said the move to suspend sales of the over-the-counter heartburn drug was taken out of caution while the FDA continues to review if low levels of NDMA in ranitidine — the active ingredient in Zantac — poses a health risk to patients.
"Zantac brand products and CVS brand ranitidine products have not been recalled, and the FDA is not recommending that patients stop taking ranitidine at this time,"The FDA noted earlier this month that"although NDMA may cause harm in large amounts, the levels the FDA is finding in ranitidine from preliminary tests barely exceed amounts you might expect to find in common foods.
Apotex Corp, which makes generic Zantac for Rite Aid, Walmart and Walgreens, said last week that it was
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