Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
ranitidine hydrochloride, Quantity: 335.8 mg (Equivalent: ranitidine, Qty 300 mg)
Arrotex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd
Ranitidine hydrochloride
Tablet, film coated
Excipient Ingredients: polydextrose; magnesium stearate; colloidal anhydrous silica; microcrystalline cellulose; vanillin; Carnauba Wax; titanium dioxide; hypromellose
Oral
30 tablets
(S4) Prescription Only Medicine
DUODENAL ULCER: Short-term treatment of proven duodenal ulcer, maintenance treatment to reduce the risk of relapse in duodenal ulcer. GASTRIC ULCER: Short-term treatment of proven gastric ulcer, maintenance treatment for periods up to one year to reduce the risk of relapse in patients with documented healing of benign gastric ulcer. REFLUX OESOPHAGITIS: Short-term symptomatic treatment of reflux oesophagitis unresponsive to conservative antireflux measures and simple drug therapies such as antacids. Maintenance treatment to reduce risk of relapse of reflux oesophagitis. SCLERODERMA OESOPHAGITIS: Treatment of scleroderma oesophagitis. ZOLLINGER-ELLISON SYNDROME: Treatment of gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome).
Visual Identification: White to off white, capsule-shaped, biconvex film-coated tablets. Scored on one side and engraved "RAN 300" on the other side.; Container Type: Blister Pack; Container Material: Al/Al; Container Life Time: 3 Years; Container Temperature: Store below 25 degrees Celsius
Registered
2006-11-01
APO-RANITIDINE _Ranitidine (as hydrochloride)_ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION _FOR A COPY OF A LARGE PRINT LEAFLET, PH: 1800 195 055_ WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET READ THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE TAKING YOUR MEDICINE. This leaflet answers some common questions about ranitidine. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you using this medicine against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH YOUR MEDICINE. You may want to read it again. WHAT THIS MEDICINE IS USED FOR The name of your medicine is APO- Ranitidine tablets. It contains the active ingredient ranitidine (as hydrochloride). It is used to treat: • Duodenal ulcer • Gastric ulcer • Reflux oesophagitis • Scleroderma oesophagitis • Zollinger-Ellison syndrome Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. _HOW IT WORKS_ Ranitidine belongs to a group of medicines called H2 antagonists or H2 blockers. Ranitidine works by decreasing the amount of acid made by the stomach. This helps reduce pain and also allows an ulcer and/or reflux disease to heal in most people. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. _USE IN CHILDREN_ Experience with ranitidine preparations in children is limited and such use has not been fully evaluated in clinical studies. It has, however, been used successfully in children aged 8 to 18 years in doses up to 150 mg twice daily. BEFORE YOU TAKE THIS MEDICINE _WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT_ Do not take this medicine if: • You are hypersensitive to, or have had an allergic reaction to, ranitidine or any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet. • The expiry date (EXP) printed on t Read the complete document
1 AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION APO- RANITIDINE (RANITIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE) TABLETS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINE Ranitidine hydrochloride. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains ranitidine 150 mg or 300 mg. For the full list of excipients see section 6.1 LIST OF EXCIPIENTS. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Ranitidine 150 mg tablets White to off-white, round, biconvex tablets. Scored on one side and engraved “RAN” over “150” on the other side. Ranitidine 300 mg tablets White to off-white, capsule-shaped, biconvex tablets. Scored on one side and engraved “RAN 300” on the other side. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS DUODENAL ULCER Short-term treatment of proven duodenal ulcer. Maintenance treatment to reduce the risk of relapse in duodenal ulcer. GASTRIC ULCER Short-term treatment of proven gastric ulcer. Maintenance treatment for periods up to one year to reduce the risk of relapse in patients with documented healing of benign gastric ulcer. REFLUX OESOPHAGITIS Short-term symptomatic treatment of reflux oesophagitis unresponsive to conservative antireflux measures and simple drug therapies such as antacids. Maintenance treatment to reduce the risk of relapse of reflux oesophagitis. SCLERODERMA OESOPHAGITIS Treatment of scleroderma oesophagitis. ZOLLINGER-ELLISON SYNDROME Treatment of gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome). 2 4.2 DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION APO- Ranitidine tablets are intended for oral administration. DOSAGE It is not necessary to time the ranitidine dose in relation to meals. ACUTE DUODENAL ULCERATION Acute Treatment 300 mg taken orally as a single dose at bedtime, or 150 mg taken orally twice a day, in the morning and at bedtime. In most cases healing will occur in four weeks although a small number of patients may require an additional two to four weeks of therapy. Maintenance Treatment 150 mg taken at night. As smoking is associated with a higher rate of relapse of duodenal ulcer, patients should be advised to stop smoking. In patients unable to stop Read the complete document