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    Drug Study Ranitidine

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    Tipey Segismundo
    1) Zantac (ranitidine) is an antisecretory drug that competitively and reversibly inhibits histamine action at H2-receptor sites on parietal cells, thus blocking gastric acid secretion. 2) It is used for the short-term treatment of active duodenal ulcer, maintenance therapy for duodenal ulcer patients after healing of acute ulcer, treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, short-term treatment of active, benign gastric ulcer, and treatment of pathologic GI hypersecretory conditions. 3) Potential adverse effects include headache, malaise, dizziness, somnolence, insomnia, vertigo, mental confusion, agitation, depression

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    1) Zantac (ranitidine) is an antisecretory drug that competitively and reversibly inhibits histamine action at H2-receptor sites on parietal cells, thus blocking gastric acid secretion. 2) It is used for the short-term treatment of active duodenal ulcer, maintenance therapy for duodenal ulcer patients after healing of acute ulcer, treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, short-term treatment of active, benign gastric ulcer, and treatment of pathologic GI hypersecretory conditions. 3) Potential adverse effects include headache, malaise, dizziness, somnolence, insomnia, vertigo, mental confusion, agitation, depression

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    1) Zantac (ranitidine) is an antisecretory drug that competitively and reversibly inhibits histamine action at H2-receptor sites on parietal cells, thus blocking gastric acid secretion. 2) It is used for the short-term treatment of active duodenal ulcer, maintenance therapy for duodenal ulcer patients after healing of acute ulcer, treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, short-term treatment of active, benign gastric ulcer, and treatment of pathologic GI hypersecretory conditions. 3) Potential adverse effects include headache, malaise, dizziness, somnolence, insomnia, vertigo, mental confusion, agitation, depression

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    Drug Study Ranitidine

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    Tipey Segismundo
    1) Zantac (ranitidine) is an antisecretory drug that competitively and reversibly inhibits histamine action at H2-receptor sites on parietal cells, thus blocking gastric acid secretion. 2) It is used for the short-term treatment of active duodenal ulcer, maintenance therapy for duodenal ulcer patients after healing of acute ulcer, treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, short-term treatment of active, benign gastric ulcer, and treatment of pathologic GI hypersecretory conditions. 3) Potential adverse effects include headache, malaise, dizziness, somnolence, insomnia, vertigo, mental confusion, agitation, depression

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    Name and Frequency,


    Mechanism
    Classification of Route, Duration Indication Contraindication Adverse Effects Nursing Responsibility
    of Action
    Drug of
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    Brand Name: Dose: Potent anti- Short-term Hypersensitivity CNS: Headache, Potential toxicity results
    Zantac 50mg ulcer treatment of to malaise, dizziness, from decreased clearance
    drug that active duodenal ranitidine; acute somnolence, (elimination) and therefore
    Generic Name: Frequency: competitively ulcer. porphyria; OTC insomnia, vertigo, prolonged action; greatest
    Ranitidine q8 and Maintenance administration in mental confusion, in the older adult patients
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    Drug Class: Route: inhibits duodenal ulcer <12 y. depression, renal dysfunction.
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    at H2- ulcer; treatment CV:
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    parietal l reflux disease; GI: Constipation,
    cells, thus short-term nausea, abdominal
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    acid gastric ulcer; Hematologic:
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    reduces hypersecretory count,
    pepsin conditions (e.g., thrombocytopenia.
    secretion Zollinger- Body as a Whole:
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    to syndrome, reactions,
    have minimal systemic anaphylaxis (rare).
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