Ranitidine Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Zantac 150, Zantac 75, Wal-Zan 150
What is Ranitidine?
Over-the-counter ranitidine is an H2 blocker. It is used to prevent and treat symptoms of heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach. It decreases the amount of acid made in the stomach. Ranitidine is also available in prescription strength dosing.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux) | 28 |
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2 | |||
| Other | 16 |
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3 | |||
| Heartburn (reflux) | 10 |
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2 | ||||
| Support another treatment | 8 |
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2 | ||||
| General health | 7 |
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1 | ||||
| Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease (GERD) | 2 | 0 |
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Ranitidine. See all 14 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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7 | 44% |
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Course of treatment ended
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6 | 38% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 13% |
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Expense
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1 | 6% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 6% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 6% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- TAG114
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- TAG114
- 75 mg daily
- since Apr 09, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
None
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- WysWoman
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: mild
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- WysWoman
- 300 mg daily
- since Dec 26, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
None
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- lucyl
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- lucyl
- since Dec 01, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Heartburn (reflux)
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Side Effects
None
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See all 10 patient evaluations
Report created on November 22, 2009.