Treatment with ranitidine may mask the symptoms associated with carcinoma of the stomach, so before starting treatment it is necessary to exclude the presence of cancer-ulcers.
Ranitidine, like all H2-gistaminoblokatory, undesirably sharply to cancel (syndrome "ricochet").
With prolonged treatment of weakened patients under stress, bacterial lesions of the stomach are possible with subsequent spreadinginfection. Safety and efficacy of ranitidine in children younger than 12 years of age have not been established. There is evidence that ranitidine can cause acute attacks of porphyria.
During the treatment period, it is necessary to refrain from engaging in potentially dangerous activities that require a high concentration of attention and speed of psychomotor reactions.
Blockers H2-gistaminoreceptors should be taken 2 hours after taking itraconazole or ketoconazole in order to avoid a significant reduction in their absorption.
May increase the activity of glutamate transpeptidase.
It can be the cause of a false positive response to a sample of protein in the urine.
Blockers H2-gistaminoreceptors can counteract the influence of pentahister and histamine on the acid-forming function of the stomach, therefore, within 24 hours preceding the test, use blockers H2- Histamine-receptor is not recommended.
Blockers H2-gistaminoreceptors can suppress the skin reaction to histamine, thus leading to false positive results (before conducting diagnostic skin tests to detect an allergic skin reaction of immediate type, the use of blockers H2-gistamino-receptor is recommended to stop).
During treatment, avoid eating foods, drinks and other drugs that can cause irritation of the gastric mucosa.