Zantac’s maker kept quiet about cancer risks for 40 years

Post by lighttower » Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 4:55 AM UTC

blindriver wrote: post #22

mysterypie wrote: post #21

> Intense public scrutiny on Zantac started in 2019, when an online pharmacy found high levels of a likely carcinogen in the drug and its generics. And the linked article says: > Valisure discovered the link of Zantac and its generics to the carcinogen NDMA during its routine testing of every batch of every medication, and first notified the FDA of its initial findings in June of 2019. On September 13th, Valisure fil…

I've ordered medication from them because they test to make sure that there's no impurities. It's not that much more expensive and I would gladly pay to know there's no extra chemicals in there that could give me cancer.

Post by bigtunacan » Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 5:25 AM UTC

Scoundreller wrote: post #54

blacksmith_tb wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even something as simple as telling people to store the bottle in the refrigerator...

if you have to sell your OTC medication in a refrigerator, your sales will drop a lot. It's not somewhere people think to look, and the impression is that it's perishable. Which people can appreciate for something like a steak, but not their "safe and usual" medications.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 6:14 AM UTC

kevviiinn wrote: post #8

monero-xmr wrote: post #5

Interesting counterpoint is that a judge recently lambasted the entire body of scientific evidence linking ranitidine (Zantac) to cancer and tossed all the cases. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/judge-dismisses-ranitidi... If they could find a way to ensure the impurity didn’t exist, I would certainly buy ranitidine again. I found it was the most effective antacid for me.

Judges: people who are famously experts in pharmacology

Post by jstarfish » Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 6:26 AM UTC

bigtunacan wrote: post #73

Scoundreller wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

if you have to sell your OTC medication in a refrigerator, your sales will drop a lot. It's not somewhere people think to look, and the impression is that it's perishable. Which people can appreciate for something like a steak, but not their "safe and usual" medications.

I would gladly refrigerate it if it meant I could still use it. I've never had another acid reducer that works as well for me as Zantac. I have so many major health problems that quite frankly I'll probably be dead before I could get cancer from this stuff.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 7:03 AM UTC

kevviiinn wrote: post #8

monero-xmr wrote: post #5

Interesting counterpoint is that a judge recently lambasted the entire body of scientific evidence linking ranitidine (Zantac) to cancer and tossed all the cases. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/judge-dismisses-ranitidi... If they could find a way to ensure the impurity didn’t exist, I would certainly buy ranitidine again. I found it was the most effective antacid for me.

Judges: people who are famously experts in pharmacology