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Ranitidine Hcl reduces the amount of acid in your stomach. It is used to treat and prevent ulcers, to treat gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), and to treat conditions associated with excessive acid secretion.
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Zantac
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ranitidine Hcl
Zantac
Uses
Ranitidine Hcl reduces the amount of acid in your stomach. It is used to treat and prevent ulcers, to treat gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), and to treat conditions associated with excessive acid secretion.
Storage
- Store between 59 and 86 degrees F (between 15 and 30 degrees C) away from moisture and sunlight.
- Do not store in the bathroom.
Overdose
- If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.
- Symptoms of overdose may include difficulty breathing, fast heartbeat, tremors, vomiting, restlessness, weakness, fatigue, or dizziness.
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How To Use
- Ranitidine Hcl is best taken with or immediately after meals.
- Antacids and sucralfate can block the effect of Ranitidine Hcl.
- If you are taking an antacid in addition to Ranitidine Hcl, separate the doses of each medication by at least one half hour.
- If you are taking sucralfate in addition to Ranitidine Hcl, take the ranitidine 2 hours before the sucralfate.
- Do not stop taking Ranitidine Hcl without your doctor s approval.
- Stopping therapy too soon may delay healing of the ulcer.
Side Effects
- Nausea, diarrhea, headache, or dizziness may occur at first as your body adjusts to the medication.
- If these effects persist or become bothersome, inform your doctor.
- Notify your doctor if you experience: unusual bleeding or bruising, rash, difficulty sleeping, mental changes, extreme weakness, fast/slow/irregular heartbeat.
- An allergic reaction to Ranitidine Hcl is unlikely, but seek immediate medical attention if it occurs.
- Symptoms of an allergic reaction include: rash, itching, swelling, dizziness, trouble breathing.
- If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Precautions
- Before using Ranitidine Hcl, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: heartburn combined with lightheadedness or sweating or dizziness, chest pain or shoulder/jaw pain especially with shortness of breath, pain spreading to arms or neck or shoulders, unexplained weight loss, liver or kidney problems, porphyria, other stomach problems (e.g., tumors), any allergies (including drug allergies).
- Smoking helps cause ulcers and can prevent healing.
- Smoking should be avoided.
- Alcohol can irritate the stomach and cause bleeding.
- Consult your doctor.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant before taking Ranitidine Hcl.
- Ranitidine is excreted into breast milk.
- The effect on the nursing infant is not known.
- Consult your doctor.
Missed Dose
- If you miss a dose, take as soon as remembered; do not take if it is almost time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
- Do not "double-up the dose to catch up.
Drug Interactions
- Tell your doctor of all over-the-counter and prescription medication you may use, especially of: ketoconazole, itraconazole, triazolam.
- Ranitidine Hcl is available in both prescription and over-the-counter formulations.
- Do not take both at the same time.
- Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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