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Ranitidine 300 mg at bedtime is effective for gastric ulcers: a 12-wk, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison. The Ranitidine 300 mg HS Gastric Ulcer Study Group. 1993

J A Johnson, and A R Euler, and A R Northcutt, and D J McSorley
Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Ranitidine 150 mg twice daily is effective for the treatment of gastric ulcers. We proposed that ranitidine 300 mg once daily would also be effective. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, parallel-group study, adults with an endoscopically verified acute gastric ulcer > or = 5 mm were treated with either ranitidine 300 mg (n = 183) or placebo (n = 178) at bedtime for up to 12 wk. Gastric ulcer healing, determined by endoscopy, was achieved in 65% and 89% of ranitidine-treated patients by 6 and 12 wk, compared with 45% and 72% of placebo-treated patients by 6 wk and 12 wk (p < 0.001). Throughout the 12-wk study, ranitidine 300 mg was significantly more effective than placebo in relieving pain (p < 0.05), with ranitidine-treated patients also using fewer antacid tablets. Ranitidine 300 mg had a safety profile similar to that of placebo. We conclude that ranitidine 300 mg at bedtime is safe and effective for healing acute gastric ulcers.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011899 Ranitidine A non-imidazole blocker of those histamine receptors that mediate gastric secretion (H2 receptors). It is used to treat gastrointestinal ulcers. AH-19065,Biotidin,N (2-(((5-((Dimethylamino)methyl)-2-furanyl)methyl)thio)ethyl)-N'-methyl-2-nitro-1,1-ethenediamine,Ranisen,Ranitidin,Ranitidine Hydrochloride,Sostril,Zantac,Zantic,AH 19065,AH19065,Hydrochloride, Ranitidine
D004311 Double-Blind Method A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment. Double-Masked Study,Double-Blind Study,Double-Masked Method,Double Blind Method,Double Blind Study,Double Masked Method,Double Masked Study,Double-Blind Methods,Double-Blind Studies,Double-Masked Methods,Double-Masked Studies,Method, Double-Blind,Method, Double-Masked,Methods, Double-Blind,Methods, Double-Masked,Studies, Double-Blind,Studies, Double-Masked,Study, Double-Blind,Study, Double-Masked
D004334 Drug Administration Schedule Time schedule for administration of a drug in order to achieve optimum effectiveness and convenience. Administration Schedule, Drug,Administration Schedules, Drug,Drug Administration Schedules,Schedule, Drug Administration,Schedules, Drug Administration
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000208 Acute Disease Disease having a short and relatively severe course. Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute
D000863 Antacids Substances that counteract or neutralize acidity of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Alkalinizing Agent,Antacid,Alkalinizing Agents,Agent, Alkalinizing,Agents, Alkalinizing
D013276 Stomach Ulcer Ulceration of the GASTRIC MUCOSA due to contact with GASTRIC JUICE. It is often associated with HELICOBACTER PYLORI infection or consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). Gastric Ulcer,Gastric Ulcers,Stomach Ulcers,Ulcer, Gastric,Ulcer, Stomach,Ulcers, Gastric,Ulcers, Stomach

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