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What is Ranitidine Prescription?

Ranitidine is an H2 blocker that is used in prescription strength for duodenal and gastric ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux, and as part of a multidrug regimen for the eradication of H. pylori to reduce the risk of duodenal ulcer recurrence.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Acid reflux 80 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 70 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 18 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Stomach pain 7 0
Heartburn 6 1 Efficacy_slight
Support digestive health 5 0

See all 196 patients currently taking Ranitidine Prescription

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 3
Mild
 7
None
 29

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

Constipation 2
Diarrhea 2
Stomach pain 1
Headaches 1
Auditory hallucinations 1
Drowsiness 1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ranitidine Prescription. See all 28 dosages ►

  150mg as needed 300mg as needed 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 2 other daily 75 mcg daily 75 mg daily 150 mg daily 300 mg daily 600 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 27 Number of Patients: 27 102 Number of Patients: 102 26 Number of Patients: 26  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ranitidine Prescription (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 22   Did not seem to work: 38%
Other 15   Other: 26%
Course of treatment ended 14   Course of treatment ended: 24%
Doctor's advice 14   Doctor's advice: 24%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 2%
Expense 1   Expense: 2%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 2%

See all 58 patients who’ve stopped taking Ranitidine Prescription

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

Currently Taking Ranitidine Prescription

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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 Prescription

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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 Prescription

Always
 25 64%
Usually
 8 21%
Sometimes
 4 10%
Never
 2 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ranitidine Prescription

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 4 10%
A little
 6 15%
Not at all
 29 74%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ranitidine Prescription

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 4%
< $25
 25 96%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.