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How are Zantac cancer cases different from other personal injury cases?
How are Zantac cancer cases different from other personal injury cases?
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so zantac was one of the most popular
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drugs used in the world for many years
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zantac
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used for gerd heartburn typical drug
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that
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was used in different populations
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across the globe but specifically in the
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united states
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at one point it was the most popular
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drug in the united states
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in the 1990s developed
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by brand manufacturers became a generic
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drug
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and we all know about generic drugs but
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to complicate matters
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in the 2000s zantac became an otc
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or over-the-counter drug that means that
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you didn’t need a prescription
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to to purchase zantac so the defendants
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that the companies we are suing are not
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only the brand manufacturers the
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manufacturers that
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develop the drug but also the generic
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manufacturers that
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took over the sale of the drug in the
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90s and now
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the retailers the biggest retailers in
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the world from cvs
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cardinal health walgreens
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all of these retailers are also being
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sued so in order to determine
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uh the case we have to go
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all the way back in time from the
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original use of zantac to determine
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which defendants we will sue in that
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particular case
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there are 10 approximately 10
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different cancers associated in
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scientific and medical
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journal articles cancers associated with
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zantac renitidine is the generic
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name of this particular drug and
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that molecule becomes
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ndma when heated
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this was known to these companies early
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on
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ndma is a known carcinogen
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and this is a huge problem for these
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manufacturers and retailers and generic
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manufacturers
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so i think these cases if you have
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one of the 10 cancers you should
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certainly
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consult with an attorney concerning
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causation whether in fact
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the use of that zantac over the years
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contributed to and caused that cancer
Houston, TX commercial litigation attorney David P. Matthews explains how Zantac cancer cases are different from other personal injury cases.
