Pharmacologic Substance
ranitidine
ra·nit·i·dine [ ra-nit-i-deen ]
Brand Names:
Wal-Zan; Zantac
Effect:
Decreased Histamine Activity; Inhibition Gastric Acid Secretion
May Prevent:
Duodenal Ulcer; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Stomach Ulcer
May Treat:
Duodenal Ulcer;
Esophagitis, Peptic;
Gastroesophageal Reflux;
Stomach Ulcer;
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
More Information:
Definitions related to ranitidine:
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A member of the class of histamine H2-receptor antagonists with antacid activity. Ranitidine is a competitive and reversible inhibitor of the action of histamine, released by enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells, at the histamine H2-receptors on parietal cells in the stomach, thereby inhibiting the normal and meal-stimulated secretion of stomach acid. In addition, other substances that promote acid secretion have a reduced effect on parietal cells when the H2 receptors are blocked.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A non-imidazole blocker of those histamine receptors that mediate gastric secretion (H2 receptors). It is used to treat gastrointestinal ulcers.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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N-2-(5-dimethylamino)methyl-2- furanylmethyl thioethyl-N'-methyl-2-nitro-1,1 -ethenediamine; cimetidine analog; H2 histamine receptor antagonist used to treat gastric ulcers.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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