Omeprazole and ranitidine

Omeprazole v ranitidine

stool samples and rectal biopsy showed a moderately active non-specific proctitis. Two weeks after his admission discrete ulceration and a thickened polypoid mucosa were evident in the descending and distal transverse colon at a limited colonoscopy. The appearances were thought to favour Crohn's disease and the histology was equivocal. He was treated with corticosteroids and was discharged feel...

Omeprazole vs ranitidine in the healing of duodenal ulcer.

To assess the comparative efficacy of omeprazole 20 mg in the morning versus ranitidine 150 mg twice a day, in the healing of duodenal ulcer, 43 endoscopically verified cases were randomly allocated to 2 or 4 weeks (if ulcer did not heal at 2 weeks) treatment. Two cases were excluded due to deviation from the protocol. Of 21 cases treated with omeprazole 15 (71%) healed at two weeks and all (10...

Pharmacokinetic interaction between TMC114/r and omeprazole or ranitidine in HIV-negative healthy volunteers Running title: PK of TMC114/r with omeprazole or ranitidine

Use of cimetidine, omeprazole, and ranitidine in pregnant women and pregnancy outcomes.

Evidence documenting the safety of acid-suppressing drugs in pregnancy is very limited. The authors assessed the prevalence of congenital malformations in first trimester-exposed pregnancies to cimetidine, omeprazole, and ranitidine and compared it with nonexposed pregnancies between 1991 and 1996. Two different sources were used, the United Kingdom General Practice Research Database and the It...

Omeprazole and high dose ranitidine in the treatment of refractory reflux oesophagitis.

Thirty two consecutive patients (age range 6 months-13.4 years) with severe reflux oesophagitis were randomised to a therapeutic trial for eight weeks during which they received either standard doses of omeprazole (40 mg/day/1.73 m2 surface area) or high doses of ranitidine (20 mg/kg/day). Twenty five patients completed the trial (12 on omeprazole, 13 on ranitidine). At entry and at the end of ...