Zantac
- Description -
Zantac is prescribed for the short-term treatment (4 to 8 weeks) ofactive duodenal ulcer and active benign gastric ulcer,and as maintenance therapy for gastric or duodenal ulcer, at a reduced dosage,after the ulcer has healed. It is also used for the treatment ofconditions in which the stomach produces too much acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome andsystemic mastocytosis, for gastroesophageal reflux disease(backflow of acid stomach contents) and for healing--and maintaining healing of--erosiveesophagitis(severe inflammation of the esophagus).
Some doctors prescribe Zantac to prevent damage to thestomach and duodenum from long-term use of nonsteroidalanti-inflammatory drugs such as Indocin and Motrin, and to treatbleeding of the stomach and intestine. Zantac is also sometimes prescribedfor stress-induced ulcers.
- Common Side Effects -
Headache, sometimes severe
- Possible Interactions -
Alcohol
Blood-thinning drugs such as Coumadin
Diazepam (Valium)
Diltiazem (Cardizem)
Enoxacin (Penetrex)
Glipizide (Glucotrol)
Glyburide (DiaBeta, Micronase)
Itraconazole (Sporanox)
Ketoconazole (Nizoral)
Metformin (Glucophage)
Nifedipine (Procardia)
Phenytoin (Dilantin)
Procainamide (Procan SR)
Sucralfate (Carafate)
Theophylline (Theo-Dur)
Triazolam (Halcion)
- Manufacturer -
Alpharma USPD
10065 Red Run Boulevard
Owings Mills, MD 21117
USA
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