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Name of Drug RANITIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Classification Histamine H-2 receptor blocking drug

Action Reduces gastric acid secretion and increases gastric mucus and bicarbonate production, creating a protective coating on gastric mucosa

Contraindications >Hypersensitivity to drug or its components >Alcohol intolerance(with some oral products) >History of acute porphyria

Adverse Effect

Nursing Responsibility CNS: headache, >Patient agitation, anxiety monitoring: GI: nausea, -assess vital vomiting, signs diarrhea, -monitor CBC constipation, and liver abdominal function tests. discomfort or pain >Patient teaching Hematologic: reversible granulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia Hepatic: hepatitis Other: pain at I.M. injection site, hypersensitivity reaction

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