May 25, 2012
Topics A-Z Acid Reflux Ranitidine, Side Effects In Eleven Year Old
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Dear Ask The Doctor: My 11 year old son is on Ranitidine for excessive burping and was wondering if this could hurt him? Dear Christopher: Ranitidine is a histamine-2 blocker that works by reducing the amount of acid the stomach produces. Ranitidine is relatively safe drug and is used in pediatric patients for the treatment of GERD, duodenal/gastric ulcers, esophagitis and gastric acid suppression. Sometimes patients on ranitidine may develop chest infections in rare cases. Call your son's doctor if your son develops a fever, chest pain, shortness of breath or cough with green or yellow mucus. |
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