FDA Finds Ranitidine Poses Little Risk, But Concerns Linger

Ranitidine no more carcinogenic than grilled meat, says FDA drug center director Janet Woodcock. Agency finds NDMA levels in ranitidine drugs well below those claimed by Valisure, online pharmacy asking FDA to order drug off US market.

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Based on its test results through 1 November, the US Food and Drug Administration again refrained from calling for consumers and patients to stop taking ranitidine-containing drugs due to concerns about nitrosamine impurities that could cause cancer.

Agency tests found n-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a nitrosamine impurity, in a range of oral solid and oral liquid dosage forms from 12 manufacturers, but generally at levels below the

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