Ranitidine Litigation Opens With Settlements, But Still Massive With State And MDL Trials Pending

GSK and Sanofi will continue to defend against all claims alleging ranitidine increased risk of cancer. Four Rx generic firms reach settlements in first case scheduled for trial. Former US OTC Zantac marketers GSK and Sanofi, which markets the Zantac OTC brand in the US, along with former Rx brand marketer Pfizer could pay $1bn to $2bn each in potential settlements, analyst predicts.