Apotex First In US To Recall OTC Ranitidine Tablets Due To NDMA Impurity
Executive Summary
Apotex recalls 13 OTC ranitidine tablet products it provided to Walmart, Walgreens and Rite Aid. FDA has no information on plans by nine other firms that, like Apotex, have approved ANDAs for copies of Zantac 75- and 150-mg tablets, which also remain available.
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