Zantac (Ranitidine/H2 Antagonist)

Brand name: Zantac
Generic name: Ranitidine

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Zantac is prescribed for the short-term treatment (4 to 8 weeks) of active duodenal ulcer and active beniZantagn gastric ulcer, and as maintenance therapy for gastric or duodenal ulcer, at a reduced dosage, after the ulcer has healed. It is also used for the treatment of conditions in which the stomach produces too much acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and systemic mastocytosis, for gastroesophageal reflux disease (backflow of acid stomach contents) and for healing and maintaining healing of erosive esophagitis (severe inflammation of the esophagus).

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Histamine is a natural chemical that stimulates the stomach cells to produce acid. Ranitidine belongs to a class of medications, called H2-blockers, that block the action of histamine on stomach cells, thus reducing stomach acid production.

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