Ranitidine

In 2019 and 2020, regulators in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union recalled or suspended ranitidine after some products were found to contain an impurity called NDMA, which may raise cancer risk with long-term exposure. If you take ranitidine, ask your doctor or pharmacist about your options.

Ranitidine is an H2 blocker, while omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor. Both lower stomach acid, but proton pump inhibitors usually reduce acid more strongly and are often preferred for ulcers and reflux. Famotidine is another H2 blocker that doctors may use.

No. Antacids neutralise acid that is already in the stomach and work quickly for a short time. Ranitidine reduces how much acid the stomach makes, so it lasts longer but takes a little while to start working.

Of the 99 brands of Ranitidine 150 mg tablet listed, the lowest maximum retail price is ৳1, shared by Aceptin-R (Asiatic Laboratories Ltd.), Antac (Ambee Pharmaceuticals Ltd.) and Anti-R (United Pharmaceuticals Ltd.) and 19 other brands. They contain the same medicine; ask your doctor or pharmacist before you switch brands.

Listed maximum retail prices range from ৳1 to ৳520 per unit, depending on the form, strength and maker.

Mukti lists 100 brands of Ranitidine from 101 makers, as tablet, im/iv injection, syrup and iv infusion.

Mukti's medicine catalogue marks Ranitidine as a prescription medicine. Keep a valid prescription ready when you order it in the Mukti Health app, and use it only as your doctor directs.