BellsHealthcare Ranitidine 75mg TABLETS

(Ranitidine 75mg tablets)

Patient Information Leaflet

Read all ofthis leaflet carefully

* have breathing problems

because it contains important

* have a weak immune system

information for you.

* have diabetes

Always take this medicine exactly as

* have lostweight unintentionally

described in this leaflet or as your

* are middle-aged or elderly with

doctor, pharmacist or nurse has told

new or recently changed

you.

symptoms of indigestion

* Keep this leaflet. You may need to

* have the porphyria (too much

read it again.

pigment called porphyrin which

* Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.

may discolour the urine)

* If you get any side effects, talk to

Other medicines and Ranitidine

your doctor or pharmacist. This

75mg

includes any possible side effects

Tell your doctor or pharmacist before

not listed in this leaflet. See

taking Ranitidine 75mg Tablets if you

section 4.

are taking or have recently taken,

* You must talk to a doctor if you do

and other medicines, even those not

not feel better or if you feel worse.

prescribed but bought/obtained without a prescription. Particularly

What is in this leaflet:

medicines to prevent blood clotting,

1. What Ranitidine 75mg Tablets are

such as warfarin and non-steroidal

and what they are used for

anti-inflammatory painkillers (e.g.

2. What you need to know before

aspirin or ibuprofen). This advice is

you take Ranitidine 75mg Tablets

even more important if you are

3. How to take Ranitidine 75mg Tablets

elderly.

4. Possible side effects

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

5. How to store Ranitidine 75mg

Talk to your doctor before taking

Tablets

Ranitidine 75mg Tablets if you are

6. Contents of the pack and other

pregnant, trying to become pregnant

information

or are breastfeeding.

1. WHAT RANITIDINE 75mg

3. HOWTOTAKERANITIDINE

TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR

75mg TABLETS

Always take this medicine exactly as

The name of your medicine is

described in this leaflet or as your

Ranitidine 75mg Tablets. It contains

doctor or pharmacist has told you.

the active ingredient called Ranitidine

Check with your doctor or pharmacist

Hydrochloride. The stomach produces acid which helps to digest

if you are not sure.

food. Sometimes your stomach

Recommended dose

produces too much acid which can

Adults and children aged 16 years

cause indigestion and heartburn.

and over:

Ranitidine belongs to a group of

Swallow one tablet (75mg of

medicines called H2-antagonists. It

Ranitidine) whole with water as soon

works by preventing your stomach

as symptoms appear.

from producing too much acid and its

If symptoms are not controlled or

effects lastfor upto12 hours.

2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

return within one hour, swallow another tablet.

BEFORE YOU TAKE

* Do not take more than 2 tablets in

RANITIDINE 75mg TABLETS

24 hours.

Do not use for more than 6 days.

Do not take this medicine

Do not buy a second packet of

if you have an allergy to Ranitidine or

tablets without speaking to your

to any of the ingredients listed at the

doctor or pharmacist.

end of this leaflet (listed in section 6). Ranitidine 75mg Tablets are not

* Do not take more than the recommended dose.

recommended for children under 16

Ifyou take more Ranitidine 75mg

years old.

Tablets than you should:

Immediate medical advice should be

Warnings and precautions

sought in the event of taking too

You must tell your doctor or

many tablets or an overdose, even if

pharmacist ifyou:

* have kidney and/or liver problems

you feel well.

* are under regular medical supervision

4. POSSIBLESIDEEFFECTS

* have difficulty swallowing

Like all medicines, this medicine can

* have persistent stomach pain

cause side effects, although not

*    have had a peptic ulcer

*    are elderly

everybody gets them.

Stop taking the medicine and tell

Reporting of side effects

your doctor if you experience

If you get any side effects, talk to

* Allergic reactions. These are very

your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.

rare but may include developing

This includes any possible side

an itchy rash, swelling ofthe

effects not listed in this leaflet. You

eyelids, face or lips (with or

can also report side effects directly

without a lumpy skin rash

via the Yellow Card Scheme Website

elsewhere on the body),

at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard

unexplained fever, difficulty

By reporting side effects you can

breathing, dizziness (especially

help provide more information on the

on standing up) and chest pain or tightness.

safety of this medicine.

* Unexplained bruising or bleeding,

5. HOW TO STORE RANITIDINE

sore throat, mouth ulcers fever, extreme paleness, weakness or

75mg TABLETS

exhaustion. These can be signs

Keep out of the sight and reach of

of blood disorders such as

children.

anaemia, know white blood cells,

Store in the original pack. Do not

low platelet count, suppressed

store above 25°C.

bone marrow or reduction in

Do not take Ranitidine 75mg Tablets

agranulocytes (a type ofwhite

after the expiry date (EXP) printed on

blood cell).

the pack. The expiry date refers to

* Blood in your urine or changes in

the last day of that month.

the normal amount of urine.

Ifyou have any Ranitidine 75mg Tablets left, return them to your

Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in

pharmacist.

100 people):

Medicines should not be disposed of

* Abdominal pain

via wastewater or household waste.

* constipation

Ask your pharmacist how to dispose

* nausea (feeling sick)

of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect

Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):

the environment.

* Headache

6. CONTENTSOFTHEPACKAND

*    Dizziness

*    Sudden, jerky movements

OTHER INFORMATION

* Transient changes in liver

What Ranitidine 75mg Tablet

function values

contains?

* Increase of serum creatine in the

Each tablet contains 75mg Ranitidine

blood (kidney function test)

as Ranitidine Hydrochloride. The tablet also contains

Very rare (may affect up to 1 in

Microcrystalline Cellulose, Povidone,

10,000 people)

Magnesium Stearate, Hypromellose,

* Visual disturbances

Talc, Macrogol 6000, Methacrylic

* Changes in heart rate (faster or

acid copolymerand the colouring

slower)

* Vasculitis (inflammation of blood

agent E171.

vessels)

What Ranitidine 75 mg Tablets

* Fatigue

look like and contents ofthe pack

* Itchy skin

Ranitidine 75mg Tablets are white to

* hair loss

off-white, round biconvex film coated

* Confusion, hallucinations or

tablets with a break line on one side

depression (mainly in elderly or

and the imprint "R75" on the other

severely ill patients)

side.

* Diarrhoea

Packsizes: 5,6,10,12. Not all pack

*    Muscle and joint pains

*    Jaundice or yellowing of the skin

sizes may be marketed.

* Acute pancreatitis (inflammation

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of the pancreas, which causes

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severe pain in the abdomen and

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back)

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* Hepatitis, with or without jaundice

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(which are usually reversible)

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* Swollen, tender or leaking breasts

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* Erectile dysfunction (impotence)

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in men

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* Inflammation of the kidney which

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can cause swollen ankles or high blood pressure

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* Dark Coloured urine

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If any of the side effects get serious,

This leaflet was last revised in April

or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

2016.