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Florida Ruling Upholds GSK's Stance On Once Popular Heart Burn Drug Zantac Not Being Associated With Cancer Risk
In a significant legal win for GSK plc (NYSE:GSK), on Friday, a Florida State Court ruled in favor of the pharmaceutical giant, excluding the plaintiff’s expert testimonies that claimed ranitidine, a drug once sold under the Zantac brand, was a significant risk factor for prostate cancer.
The court deemed the expert testimony unreliable, reinforcing the broader scientific consensus that ranitidine does not pose a consistent or reliable cancer risk.
This decision aligns with a December 2022 ruling by Judge Rosenberg in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL), which also dismissed expert evidence brought by plaintiffs alleging a link between ranitidine and several cancers, including bladder, esophageal, gastric, liver, and pancreatic cancers.
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