Drugmaker to settle nearly 80,000 Zantac lawsuits for up to $2.2 billion
UK-based pharmaceutical giant GSK, or GlaxoSmithKline, has announced that it has agreed to settle nearly 80,000 state-level Zantac cases. The lawsuits claimed that the now-discontinued version of the heartburn drug caused cancer,
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GSK, which developed and sold versions of the now-discontinued blockbuster heartburn drug, agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion.
GSK says $2.2bn settlement resolves most Zantac litigation
GSK said it expects to take a charge of £1.8 billion ($2.3 billion) in its third-quarter results in relation to the settlements, which will be funded through "existing resources," and said there will be "no changes to GSK's growth agenda or investment plans for R&D as a result."
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The settlement, which is at the low end of Jefferies analysts’ $2 billion to $3.5 billion estimate, will resolve 93% of the product liability cases regarding allegations that GSK’s heartburn drug could cause cancer.
GSK Rises After Settling Zantac Cases for Up to $2.2 Billion
GSK Plc shares surged after the UK pharma company agreed to pay as much as $2.2 billion to resolve about 80,000 US court cases alleging that its old reflux medication Zantac was contaminated with a suspected carcinogen.
Zantac maker GSK agrees to pay $2.3 bn in US settlements
British pharmaceutical company GSK said Wednesday it has agreed to pay $2.3 billion in the United States to put an end to lawsuits alleging that its Zantac heartburn drug caused cancer.
GSK settles vast majority of Zantac claims for $2.2 billion
The British drugmaker reached a $2.2 billion settlement to resolve around 80,000 lawsuits over claims its Zantac heartburn remedy causes cancer
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The concerns surrounding Zantac also prompted UK health authorities to advise doctors in 2019 to cease prescribing specific formulations of the drug as a precautionary measure. Reports indicated that certain versions might contain impurities linked to cancer,
GSK agrees to settle about 80,000 Zantac lawsuits for up to $2.2 billion
GSK has agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion to settle most lawsuits in US state courts claiming that a discontinued version of the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the company announced on Wednesday.
GSK settles 4 Zantac lawsuits claiming heartburn drug caused cancer
GSK announced Wednesday that it has settled four cases in California that were linked to its now-discontinued heartburn drug Zantac. The company didn't disclose a settlement figure.
GSK Shares Climb on $2.2 Billion Zantac Lawsuit Settlement
GSK topped the Stoxx Europe 600 index after the pharmaceutical company agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion to settle thousands of U.S. lawsuits over claims its discontinued heartburn medicine Zantac caused cancer.
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GSK will pony up $2.2B to resolve 80K Zantac cases
The agreement frees the British pharma giant from litigating 93% of the state court cases it faced in the U.S.
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The company also agreed to pay $70 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit
GSK has agreed to pay $2.2 billion to settle most of the pending lawsuits that claimed a discontinued version of the Zantac ...