ranitidine

ranitidine /ra·ni·ti·dine/ (rah-ni´ti-den) a histamine H2 receptor antagonist, used as the hydrochloride salt to inhibit gastric acid secretion in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and conditions that cause gastric hypersecretion.

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ra·nit·i·dine (r-nt-dn)

n.

An antagonist for one of two types of histamine receptors occurring on the surfaces of cells, especially gastric cells, that acts by inhibiting gastric acid secretion and is used in the treatment of duodenal ulcers.

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ranitidine (rnit´dēn´),

n brand name: Zantac, Zantac EFFERdose, Zantac GELdose, Zantac 75;
drug class: H₂-histamine receptor antagonist;
action: inhibits histamine at H₂ receptor sites in parietal cells, which inhibit gastric acid secretion;
uses: duodenal ulcers, gastric ulcers, hypersecretory conditions, gastroesophageal reflux disease.

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ranitidine

a histamine H₂-blocking agent used in the treatment of gastric ulceration and chronic hypertrophic gastritis.