NDMA Is The
TICKING TIME BOMB
In Your Medicine Cabinet
By Madeline Pendley
INTRODUCTION
Zantac , a popular anti-heartburn medication , was once the world ’ s best-selling drug . Largely due to marketing strategies that emphasized the product ’ s safety , Zantac became the first drug to reach one billion dollars in sales , just five years after it was approved by the FDA . But on September 24 , 2019 , the FDA announced the first of many voluntary recalls of ranitidine products , such as Zantac . According to the findings of independent pharmacy Valisure , Zantac consumption results in an increased risk of developing numerous cancers due to the presence of an environmental contaminant , N-nitrosodimethylamine ( NDMA ). While the public did not know of the dangers of ranitidine products until 2019 , the manufacturers of Zantac knew of these dangers since they put the drug on the market .
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