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Ranitidine, previously sold under the brand name Zantac [a] among others, is a medication used to decrease stomach acid production. [12] It was commonly used in treatment of peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome. [12] It can be given by mouth, injection into a muscle, or injection into a vein.
The scarring of the small blood vessels, called capillary sclerosis, is the initial lesion of analgesic nephropathy. [7] Found in the renal pelvis, ureter, and capillaries supplying the nephrons, capillary sclerosis is thought to lead to renal papillary necrosis and, in turn, chronic interstitial nephritis.
H 2 -histamine receptor blockers should be taken 2 hours after taking itraconazole a or ketoconazole a to avoid a significant decrease in their absorption. H 2 -histamine receptor blockers can counteract the effects of pentagastrin a and histamine a on gastric acid-forming function, so use H 2 blockers within 24 hours prior to the test ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) -A jury in Chicago on Thursday rejected an Illinois woman’s claim that the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, in the first trial out of thousands ...
GSK on Wednesday said it agreed to settle another lawsuit in California alleging its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, as the British drugmaker sought to end costly litigation that ...
Sanofi acquired Zantac in 2017. Before that, other companies owned the drug. Peter Pitts, the former associate commissioner of the FDA, says these types of lawsuits are concerning for the industry.
Pain following surgery can be significant, and many people require strong pain medications such as opioids. There is some low-certainty evidence that starting NSAID painkiller medications in adults early, before surgery, may help reduce post-operative pain, and also reduce the dose or quantity of opioid medications required after surgery. [ 29 ]
The drugmaker has settled a series of lawsuits related to Zantac over the past 12 months, including several in California. California is generally seen as a more challenging legal environment for ...