Arrow-Ranitidine

Arrow-Ranitidine (Ranitidine Hydrochloride) is a histamine blocker used to treat and prevent ulcers. It is also used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This medicine may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your physician.

Take this medication exactly as prescribed by your physician. Make sure you follow the diet your physician recommends. You can take an antacid for pain while you are taking Ranitidine HCl.

More common side effects may include headache, sometimes severe. Less common or rare side effects may include abdominal discomfort and pain, agitation, changes in blood count (anemia), changes in liver function, constipation, depression, diarrhea, difficulty sleeping, dizziness, hair loss, hallucinations, heart block, hepatitis, hypersensitivity reactions, inflammation of the pancreas, involuntary movements, irregular heartbeat, jaundice (yellowing of eyes and skin), joint pain, muscle pain, nausea and vomiting, rapid heartbeat, rash, reduced white blood cells, reversible mental confusion, sleepiness, slow heartbeat, vague feeling of bodily discomfort, vertigo, yellow eyes and skin.

Make sure that your physician is aware of any drug reactions that you have experienced. A stomach malignancy could be present, even if your symptoms have been relieved by Ranitidine HCl. If you have kidney or liver disease, this drug should be used with caution.