Heartburn, and its even uglier cousin, acid reflux, can leave a person feeling incredibly uncomfortable, which is why drugs meant to treat such conditions are so popular. But, given the choice, most people would likely choose a bit of digestive discomfort over other more serious conditions like, oh I don’t know, cancer.
Apparently, that’s a choice that some will now have to consider, as the FDA is alerting heartburn sufferers that rely on the medication ranitidine — sold under the brand name Zantac — that the drugs may be tainted with a potentially cancer-causing impurity.
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FDA warns of cancer-causing impurity in popular heartburn drug Zantac originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 17 Sep 2019 at 21:03:49 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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