Zantac in global recall over 'unacceptable' levels of potential carcinogen

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Zantac in global recall over 'unacceptable' levels of potential carcinogen
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Heartburn medicine pulled by GlaxoSmithKline while it investigates source of impurity

GlaxoSmithKline is recalling the popular heartburn medicine Zantac in all markets, days after the US Food and Drug Administration found “unacceptable” levels of probable cancer-causing impurity in the drug.

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