H2‐receptor antagonists are becoming widely available as over‐the‐counter medications for the treatment of heartburn and excess gastric acidity.doi:10.1046/j.1365-2036.1998.00307.xWyethRoyal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK,Pounder...
4,5 In April 2020, the FDA requested manufacturers to withdraw all prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine-containing drugs, and the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the suspension of all ranitidine medicines in the European Union...
acid reflux, and stomach ulcers. The over-the-counter form of this drug is used to treat indigestion, heartburn, and a sour stomach. Also, it can be given to prevent aspiration pneumonia (caused by bacteria) during anesthesia.
Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04397445 Introduction Ranitidine, a histamine 2 (H2) receptor blocker, was approved in the US in 1983 and became widely used as an over-the-counter drug for heartburn. In September 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received a ...