Does Zantac cause cancer?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Experiments with Zantac for heartburn suggest it is unlikely to cause carcinogens inside the stomach, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday.
The levels of contamination detected in ranitidine, the active substance in Zantac, and the potential for carcinogenic NDMA are "similar to the levels you would expect when eating common foods such as meat," Gantt Woodcock, director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research in the department, said in a statement. Grilled and smoked "
The administration pointed out that its tests to simulate what is happening in the stomach and small intestine indicate that it does not cause the formation of carcinogens.
She said she still plans to test ranitidine on humans to see if it causes NDMA.
The drug, produced by France's Sanofi, has been withdrawn on suspicion of grain contamination with NDMA before being absorbed into the stomach.
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