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Digestive System Ranitidine

Ranitidine

Active Ingredients:

• Ranitidine

How does Ranitidine work and what pharmaceutical group does it belong to?

Ranitidine belongs to a group of drugs, called histamine-2 blockers. The medication reduces the amount of acid produced by a stomach. Ranitidine is used in stomach ulcers treatment and prevention. It is also useful as a treatment of conditions in which the stomach produces such amount of acid. It also may be used for gastroesophageal reflux disease treatment and other diseases that make acid back up from the stomach into esophagus and as a result cause heartburn.

Which conditions are treated with Ranitidine?

• Duodenal ulcer
• NSAID gastropathy
• Heartburn
• Gastric juice hypersecretion
• Symptomatic ulcer, stress ulcers of gastrointestinal tract
• Mendelson's syndrome

What should a patient know before using Ranitidine?

This medicine should not be used in cases of:

• Hypersensitivity to any component of the drug
• Pregnancy, lactation period
• Kidney or liver insufficiency
• Liver cirrhosis
• Acute porphyria
• Children up to age of 12

Which adverse effects may manifest when using the medication?

The side effects of Ranitidine include:

• From gastrointestinal tract: nausea, xerostomia, constipation, vomiting, diarrhea, pain in the stomach, hepatitis, acute pancreatitis
• From the haemopoietic organs: leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia, hyper- and panmyelophthisis
• From the cardiovascular system: hypotension, bradycardia, arrhythmia, asystole
• From the nervous system: headaches, dizziness, fatigue, sleepiness, buzzing in the ears, irritation, hallucinations, uncontrolled movements
• From the sense organs: blurring in the eyes, adaptation paresis
• From the locomotor system: myalgia, artralgia
• From the endocrine system: hyperprolactinemia, gynecomastia, amenorrhea, decreased sexual potency
• Allergic reactions: hives, skin rash, angioedema, allergic shock, bronchospasm
• Other: baldness, hypercreatinemia, acute porphyria

It is not necessary that the side effects will manifest in an individual but the possibility still exist. For more information please consult your health care provider.

Which groups of drugs or specific preparations may interact with Ranitidine?

The drug is affected by the following:

• Beta1-blockers
• Antifungal drugs
• NSAID
• Anxiolytic drugs
• Local anesthetics
• Antiepileptics
• Antacids
• Nicotine

Tell your doctor about all the herbal preparations as well as prescription drugs that you are currently taking even if they are not on the list.

Important information for the patient:

Ranitidine is supplied for individual use. Do not use it to treat other conditions not listed in the leaflet. Keep the product out of children reach. Do not reuse any disposable materials if supplied with the preparation.