Download the cheat: https://bit.ly/50-meds  View the lesson:     Generic Name ranitidine Trade Name Zantac

Indication duodenal ulcers, GERD, heartburn, esophagitis, GI bleed

Action inhibits action of histamine in gastric parietal cells, decreases gastric acid secretion

Therapeutic Class antiulcer agents

Pharmacologic Class histamine H2 antagonists

Nursing Considerations • may cause arrhythmias, agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia, confusion • assess abdominal pain • monitor for blood in stool • monitor CBC