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Pharma giant GSK to pay $2.2 to settle Zantac lawsuits

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UK firm GSK to pay $ 2.2bn over Zantac cancer claims.

Firm reached agreements with 10 law firms who represent around 80,000 claimants.

GSK will also pay $ 70 m to resolve a whistleblower complaint by a lab that alleged the drugmaker defrauded the US government by concealing cancer risks.

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79

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77

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formal

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English

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42

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