Zantac Is Off The Shelves

The Food and Drug Administration has asked all stores to pull anything containing the drug ranitidine, including the brand name Zantac, off their shelves. Consumers are advised to throw away any they have in the house. Test samples contained an unacceptable level of a probable carcinogen. The contaminant is not present in competing for heartburn medicines including brand names Prilosec, Pepcid and Nexium.