• RANBAXY LAB
  

• Ranitidine.

• Benign gastric and duodenal ulceration.
• H.pylori infection
• Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
• Hypersecretory conditions
• Acid aspiration during general anaesthesia

• Porphyria.

• Adult: PO Benign gastric and duodenal ulceration Initial: 300 mg at bedtime or 150 mg twice daily for 4-8 wk depending on the condition. For prevention of NSAID-associated ulceration: 150 mg bid. Eradication of H. pylori infection 300 mg once daily or 150 mg twice daily w/ amoxicillin and metronidazole for 2 wk. May continue w/ ranitidine for a further 2 wk. GERD 150 mg twice daily or 300 mg at bedtime for up to 8 wk. Severe: 150 mg 4 times/day for 12 wk. Pathological hypersecretory conditions Initial: 150 mg 2-3 times/day, up to 6 g/day if needed. Acid aspiration during general anesth 150 mg 2 hr before induction of anesth and preferably, an additional dose on the previous evening. Chronic episodic dyspepsia 150 mg twice daily for up to 6 wk. Short-term symptomatic dyspepsia 75 mg, up to 4 doses/day if needed. Max: 2 wk of continuous use at each time. Prophylaxis during NSAID treatment 150 mg twice daily. IV Pathological hypersecretory conditions Initial: 1 mg/kg/hr, may increase slowly after 4 hr if needed. Stress ulceration of upper GI tract Priming dose: 50 mg via inj, then 125-250 mcg/kg/hr via infusion, then transfer to PO 150 mg twice daily once oral feeding is resumed. IV/IM Acid aspiration during general anesth 50 mg 45-60 mins before the induction of anasth.

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Ranitidine.

Exclude malignancy before treating gastric ulcer. Renal and hepatic impairment. Infants, pregnancy and lactation.