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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 74 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Acid reflux 55 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Heartburn 14 6 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 14 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Increase effect of another treatment 9 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Gastritis 6 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 174 patients currently taking Ranitidine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 4
None
 37

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ranitidine

Fatigue 1
Cramps in calf muscles 1
Dry eyes 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Chemical/Venom Allergy 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ranitidine. See all 20 dosages ►

  150mg as needed 75mg as needed 300mg as needed 2 mg daily 75 mg weekly 75 mg daily 150 mg daily 300 mg daily 450 mg daily 600 mg daily
  10 Number of Patients: 10 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 77 Number of Patients: 77 61 Number of Patients: 61 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ranitidine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 22   Other: 31%
Did not seem to work 22   Did not seem to work: 31%
Course of treatment ended 16   Course of treatment ended: 23%
Doctor's advice 12   Doctor's advice: 17%
Expense 3   Expense: 4%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 3%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 68 patients who’ve stopped taking Ranitidine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ranitidine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Ranitidine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ranitidine

Always
 33 77%
Usually
 7 16%
Sometimes
 2 5%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ranitidine

Very
 1 2%
Somewhat
 3 7%
A little
 5 12%
Not at all
 34 79%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ranitidine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 5%
< $25
 21 95%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.