They have removed all Zantac from their shelves. Its classification as a probable carcinogen is based on studies in animals; studies in humans are very limited.It is important to know that the NDMA in ranitidine products does not pose any immediate health risks.
I hope Zantac figures a way around this because I need it !Try DGL to heal the body. Great! Just go non-Zantac and you won’t have to worry. Multiple drugs are approved for the same or similar uses as ranitidine.Consumers taking over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine may consider using other OTC products approved for their condition. So what can we do?I have been taking zantac/generic equal in 300 mg dose strength nightly for the past 30+ years along with opermazol 80 mg in the AM. What are we supposed to do?!
Omeprazole (marketed as Prilosec and generic products) Aug 9, 2007. They shouldnt be taking it off the market. Pharma companies!!
Ranitidine is the generic form of Zantac. Although classified as a probable carcinogen, NDMA may cause cancer only after exposure to high doses over a long period of time. I have always been told by my physician that the ranitidine itself isn’t what causes cancer but having GERD and other stomach or esophageal problems that cause severe heartburn and pain along with it being so bad like myself that I threw up for at least 12 years out of the 15 that I had taken ranitidine and what causes cancer is when you do not get the proper treatment for these diseases or stomach issues so years of your stomach acid constantly being thrown up into your esophagus your mouth throat and gums this is actually what causes cancer so basically if you can’t afford insurance and you have been denied medicaid and you continue taking medications that are only a temporary fix and not medicine that heals the problems then fact is you most likely will have esophageal cancer or gum disease or throat cancer and damage so I guess question really is what choice will you make either be in extreme pain or take medication that is only temporarily helping not fixing the problem and either way you end up with cancer so why suffer when the odds are against you no matter which direction you turnI have suffered with heartburn almost all my life. Can adopting a healthier diet help fight prostate cancer? Switched to Omeprezol. You’re saying my stomach lining has worn off by this and I am at risk for cancer? After I got home I saw one of those “lawsuit” ads which stated basically what my dr. told me. I have found ginger to be a good natural heartburn remedy.
Sponsored health care) pulls Zantac, yet here in the good ol USA and big pharma and multi billion dollar insurance companies tell us everything is fine, nothing to see here. No thanks!Since it has been identified it will be removed. When I called the pharmacist to see how to get out of my system he said it would take 8 to 12 hours just in a healthy young individual. Depending on your insurance, it may be a little more expensive than Ranitidine. Am seeing my ear, nose and throat Dr. who prescribed this medication next month and will discuss options with him.
i only take it before a meal i know will be spicy. If pharmacies dont sell it that is the same as it being taken off the market.Why are medications contaminated? Because I have been taking the Generic Zantac 150 from Walmart, DG, and Big Lot’s for year’s now…..2 to 3 a day.
the public deserves to know. I have beeb using it for years.
See FDA observed the testing method used by a third-party laboratory uses higher temperatures. Are all the generics going to disappear, leaving only patented, newer drugs, available, even though ranitidine has been tested by millions of the ultimate lab rats, (us), with remarkably few issues attributed. [9/27, 3:29 PM] Shilpa reddy: NDMA in Ranitidine is at a very low dose level equal to what is found in meat, bacon, drinking water ,beer, dairy products etc …1. Zantac treats GERD, a known cause of esophageal cancer.I have Severe reflux ( causing swelling in the esophagus). Although I had a lap nissan.I was taking prescription Ranitidine and now my doctor has prescribed prescription Pepcid – called Famotidine. Unlike the levels found in meat, water, etc. After switching to alkaline water, he seldom takes a pill. They are made in India with poison additives we do not need or they leave out ingredients we do need! Cancel Post Info. When I asked why it was still on the shelves, I was told “we are still testing it, along with other inhibitors”; when I asked what others, I was told Pepcid. What you have written may be seen, disclosed to, or collected by third parties and may be used by others in ways we are unable to control or predict, including to contact you or otherwise be used for unauthorized or unlawful purposes. !The bottom line is if someone gets cancer, let alone dies from it …there will never be a way to attribute it to Ranitidine.my Sister has Stage 4 cancer and has been taking zantac for years for ulcers.
A lot of people look for a pill to treat the symptoms of a dietary insufficiency. Two drug manufacturers have voluntarily withdrawn their products from the market indefinitely due to NDMA contamination. DGL. Many are made here in the USA.