What you should know about
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Ranitidine Tablets USP, 75 mg/ Acid Reducer
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What are Ranitidine Tablets USP, 75 mg?
- Ranitidine Tablets USP, 75 mg contains 75 mg of ranitidine (as ranitidine hydrochloride USP, 84 mg), a medicine that doctors have prescribed more than 200 million times worldwide.
Excellent Safety Record
- Ranitidine Tablets USP, 75 mg has been used safely and effectively for years as on over-the-counter.
- Ranitidine Tablets USP, 75 mg are sodium and sugar free.
What symptoms does Ranitidine Tablets USP, 75 mg relieve and prevent?
- Ranitidine Tablets USP, 75 mg relieves and prevents heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach.
- Certain foods or beverages, and even lying down to sleep can cause heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach. It is normal for the stomach to produce acid, especially after consuming food or beverages. However, acid in the wrong place, such as the esophagus, or too much acid, can cause burning pain and discomfort.
How should I take Ranitidine Tablets USP, 75 mg?
- To relieve symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water.
- To prevent symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water 30 to 60 minutes before eating food or drinking beverages that cause heartburn.
- This medicine can be used up to twice daily (do not take more than 2 tablets in 24 hours).
- Do not chew tablet.
- Ranitidine Tablets USP, 75 mg should not be given to children under 12 years old unless directed by a doctor.
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Allergy alert: Do not use if you are allergic to ranitidine or other acid reducers
How does Ranitidine Tablets USP, 75 mg work?
- Ranitidine Tablets USP, 75 mg reduces the production of stomach acid. This is what makes Ranitidine Tablets USP, 75 mg different from antacids, which neutralize the acid already in your stomach. Antacids do not reduce the production of acid.
Additional tips for managing heartburn
- Do not lie flat or bend over soon after eating
- Do not eat late at night, or just before bedtime
- Certain foods or drinks are more likely to cause heartburn, such as rich, spicy, fatty, and fried foods, chocolate, caffeine, alcohol, even some fruits and vegetables.
- Eat slowly and do not eat big meals
- If you are overweight, lose weight
- If you smoke, quit smoking
- Raise the head of your bed
- Wear loose fitting clothing around your stomach
When should I see a doctor?
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Do not use
- if you have trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools. These may be signs of a serious condition. See your doctor.
- with other acid reducers
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Ask a doctor before use if you have
- had heartburn over 3 months. This may be a sign of a more serious condition.
- heartburn with lightheadedness, sweating or dizziness
- chest pain or shoulder pain with shortness of breath; sweating; pain spreading to arms, neck or shoulders; or lightheadedness
- frequent chest pain
- frequent wheezing, particularly with heartburn
- unexplained weight loss
- nausea or vomiting
- stomach pain
- kidney disease
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Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are
- taking a prescription drug. Acid reducers may interact with certain prescription drugs
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Stop use and ask a doctor if
- your heartburn continues or worsens
- you need to take this product for more than 14 days
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If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
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Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Questions? call 1-800-540-3765
Manufactured by:
Vivimed Life Sciences Private Limited,
Plot No. 101, 102, 107 & 108,
SIDCO Pharmaceutical Complex, Alathur,
Kanchipuram – 603 110, Tamilnadu, India.
Distributed by:
Gericare Pharmaceuticals,
1650 63 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204
Rev. 05/2019