Just over a week ago, Judge Vivian Medinilla of Delaware Superior Court issued an order ruling that cases claiming Zantac (ranitidine) could cause cancer were “admissible”, sparking a sell-off ...

Sanofi, drugmaker behind Zantac, has agreed to settle 4,000 lawsuits The suits claim that discontinued Zantac contained cancer-causing chemicals READ MORE: Has heartburn pill that has been given ...

GSK launched Zantac in 1981 and it was first approved for sale in the US in 1983 as a prescription medication. It went on to become the world's best-selling drug, with annual sales in excess of $1bn.