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Pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline, has recalled one of it’s most popular heartburn medications, Zantac, after unacceptable levels of potential carcinogen were reported to be found in the drug.

The heartburn medication, Ranitidine, which is marketed as Zantac, has been recalled globally after the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) found an impurity that may cause cancer.

As per the Therapeutic Goods Administration website “The TGA is advising consumers and health professionals that several ranitidine-containing products have been removed from the Australian market due to contamination with an impurity called N‑nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).”

Zantac 300mg Tablets and Zantac 150mg Tablets, Zantac 150mg/10mg Syrpup and Zantac 50mg/2ml Injection have been recalled.

A picture of prescription medication for heartburn

Anyone who has been taking the medication has been advised to see their GP. For more information, please visit the Therapeutic Goods Administration website here

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  • Scary…not something I have ever used though

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  • Interesting that it is not widely advertised. Bit scary for anyone on it.

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  • Hmm my husband has really bad health issues currently & he has been taking these! This is ridiculous

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  • Holy moly. I don’t understand how things like this happen.
    I had heart burn when I was pregnant with baby number one but never took anything for it.
    Honestly just rely on my body to sort itself out rather than taking all of these shelf meds as you really never know!

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  • Scary stuff for a much used medicine, and always a worry with medications and also medications clashing with each other.

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  • Oh Wow I used to take Zantac medication for years for Reflux better check this out with my GP soon thanks

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  • Thanks for the information.

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  • I used heartburn medicine when I was pregnant but can’t remember which brand. This is scary

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  • Thanks for the warning – hope it isn’t on the shelf any longer.

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  • Is it just me or is there more room recalls these days than there used to be?

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  • Don’t know why people use these drugs, there are natural remedies that are much safer but better still you need to get to the root of the cause, usually eating the wrong foods, eating too fast, not chewing enough, and eating too much processed foods. I find celery juice fixes digestive problems which often cause heart burn.

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  • Thanks for keeping us updated. I don’t use this, but it’s very useful to know to inform friends and family

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  • Good that I use the generic brand, thanks for notifying us

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  • Thank you for sharing. I didnt know it

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  • Eeek that’s frightening as I use this brand ????

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