Side effects
Below are the common reported side effects that occur with Ranitidine use. Contact your doctor if these side effects persist or become bothersome:
The following serious side effects would require immediate medical attention:
If you have concerns about side effects, do not hesitate to contact your health care provider.
Warnings Ranitidine should not be taken if a patient is:
Some health conditions may interact with Ranitidine. Tell your health care provider or pharmacist if any of the following applies to you:
Pregnancy or Breast-Feeding: If you become pregnant while on Ranitidine therapy, you need to contact your doctor. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you take Ranitidine, you should consult with your doctor to discuss possible risks to your baby.
Drug interactions
Ranitidine may interact or alter the effects of certain drugs. Tell your doctor if you are taking any other medicines, especially any of the following:
Do not start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine without checking with your doctor.
• If you have kidney disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have PKU, talk with healthcare provider. Some products do contain phenylalanine.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• Talk with healthcare provider before using other: aspirin, aspirin-containing products, blood thinners, garlic, ginseng, ginkgo, ibuprofen or like products, pain medicines, or vitamin E.
• Avoid alcohol (includes wine, beer, and liquor).
• Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding.
• Feeling dizzy. Rise slowly over several minutes from sitting or lying position. Be careful climbing.
• Headache.
• Diarrhea.
• Constipation. More liquids, regular exercise, or a fiber-containing diet may help. Talk with healthcare provider about a stool softener or laxative.
• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Severe dizziness or passing out.
• Significant change in thinking clearly and logically.
• Chest pain or pressure or fast heartbeat.
• Unusual bruising or bleeding.
• Any rash.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
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• This medicine does not mix well with some medicines. Serious reactions may occur. Check all medicines with healthcare provider.
• If you have an allergy to ranitidine hydrochloride or any other part of this medicine.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
• If you have porphyria.
• Ranitidine prevents symptoms and damage to the gastrointestinal tract caused by stomach acid or infection.
• Take this medicine with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
• Take this medicine at bedtime if you are taking once a day.
• Drop effervescent tablet in 1 teaspoonful of water. Drink when dissolved.
• A liquid (syrup) is available if you cannot swallow pills.
• Those who have feeding tubes can also use the liquid. Flush the feeding tube before and after medicine is given.
Injection:
• This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle or vein.
• Store at room temperature.
• Protect from light.
• Protect tablets from moisture. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen.
• The injection will be given to you in a healthcare setting. You will not store it at home.
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• Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
• If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and return to your regular schedule.
• Do not take a double dose or extra doses.
• The over-the-counter tablet can be taken on an as needed basis. Do not take more often than every 12 hours, unless instructed by healthcare provider.
• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
• Most medicines can be thrown away in household trash after mixing with coffee grounds or kitty litter and sealing in a plastic bag.
• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
• This medicine is used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease.
• This medicine is used to prevent or treat gastrointestinal ulcers caused by infection.
• This medicine is used to treat heartburn, acid indigestion, and sour stomach.
• This medicine is used to treat syndromes caused by huge amounts of stomach acid.
