Which gut drugs might end up in a lawsuit? Are there really links with cancer and kidney disease? Should I stop taking them?

By Nial Wheate, Professor and Director - Academic Excellence, Macquarie University
Joanna Harnett, Senior Lecturer - Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Wai-Jo Jocelin Chan, Pharmacist and Associate Lecturer, University of Sydney

Common medicines used to treat conditions including heartburn, reflux, indigestion and stomach ulcers may be the subject of a class action lawsuit in Australia.

Lawyers are exploring whether long-term use of these over-the-counter and prescription drugs are linked to stomach cancer or kidney disease.

The potential class action follows the settlement of a related multi-million dollar lawsuit in the United States. Last year, international pharmaceutical…

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