GSK Tab To Clear Zantac Litigation Ledger Of 93% Of Complaints Pending In State Courts: $2.2Bn

UK pharma also reaches agreement in principle, subject to DoJ approval, to pay $70m to resolve a whistleblower complaint filed by Valisure, the testing lab which in 2019 raised concerns about a potential link between the use of drugs containing ranitidine, a histamine-2 blocker, and cancer.

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GSK plc’s ledger of settlements and other developments in its defense against Zantac liability complaints got its biggest addition yet on 9 October with the firm’s announcement of settling around 80,000 US state court cases for up to $2.2bn.

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