Ranitidine
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Adults
Duodenal ulcer and benign gastric ulcer, including that associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents.
Prevention of NSAID associated duodenal ulcers.
Treatment of duodenal ulcers associated with Helicobacter pylori infection.
Post-operative ulcer.
Oesophageal reflux disease including long term management of healed oesophagitis.
Symptomatic relief in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
Chronic episodic dyspepsia, characterised by pain (epigastric or retrosternal) which is related to meals or disturbs sleep but is not associated with the above conditions.
Prophylaxis of gastrointestinal haemorrhage from stress ulceration in seriously ill patients.
Prophylaxis of recurrent haemorrhage with bleeding peptic ulcers.
Before general anaesthesia in patients at risk of acid aspiration (Mendelson's syndrome), particularly obstetric patients during labour.
Children (3 to 18 years)
- Short term treatment of peptic ulcer
- Treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux, including reflux oesophagitis and symptomatic relief of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
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