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Lumeran

Name: Lumeran
SKU: SKU-ELJmdFkf
Availability: InStock

Tablet - 150mg

Aristopharma Limited

Generic: Ranitidine

1 Tablet

Original price was: Tk. 2.Current price is: Tk. 2.

Description

Medicine Overview of Lumeran 150mg Tablet

Introduction

Lumeran is a medicine that reduces the amount of excess acid make by your stomach. It is used to treat and prevent heartburn, indigestion and other symptoms caused by too much acid in the stomach. It is also used to treat and prevent stomach ulcers, reflux disease and some other rare conditions. Lumeran is also commonly prescribed to prevent stomach ulcers and heartburn caused by the use of painkillers. It can be taken with or without food. How much you need, and how often you take it will depend on what you are being treated for. Follow the advice of

Uses of Lumeran

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (Acid reflux)
Peptic ulcer disease

Side effects of Lumeran

Common

Sleepiness
Headache
Tiredness
Constipation
Diarrhea

How to use Lumeran

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Lumeran may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Lumeran works

Lumeran is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist. It works by reducing the acid produced in the stomach. This helps to relieve acid-related indigestion and heartburn.

What if you forget to take Lumeran?

If you miss a dose of Lumeran, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.

Quick Tips

If you are also taking other medications to treat acidity (e.g., antacid), take them 2 hours before or after taking Lumeran.

Avoid taking soft drinks, citrus fruits like orange and lemon, which can irritate the stomach and increase acid secretion.

Inform your doctor if you do not feel better after taking Lumeran for 2 weeks as you may be suffering from some other problems.

Inform your doctor if you have ever been diagnosed with kidney disease as dose of your medicine may need to be adjusted.

Do not stop taking the medication without talking to your doctor.

Brief Description

Indication

Dyspepsia, H. pylori infection, Benign gastric and duodenal ulceration, GERD, Acid aspiration during general anesth, Prophylaxis during NSAID treatment, Stress ulceration of upper GI, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Administration

May be taken with or without food.

IV Administration
Direct injection: 50 mg diluted to ?20 mL with compatible IV infusion fluid and given over ?5 minutes (4 mL/min)
Intermittent infusion: 50 mg added to ?100 mL of compatible IV solution and infused over 15-20 minutes
Continuous infusion: 150 mg diluted in 250 mL of IV fluid and infused at 6.25 mg/hr for 24 hours

Adult Dose

Oral Benign gastric and duodenal ulceration Adult: Initially, 300 mg daily at bedtime or 150 mg bid for 4-8 wk; 300 mg bid for 4 wk may be used in duodenal ulcer to improved healing. Maintenance: 150 mg daily at bedtime. Max: 300 mg bid. Hypersecretory conditions Adult: Initially, 150 mg bid or tid and increased if needed. Max: 6 g daily. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Adult: 150 mg bid or 300 mg at bedtime for up to 8 wk, may increase to 150 mg 4 times daily for 12 wk in severe cases. Dyspepsia Adult: Chronic episodic: 150 mg bid

Child Dose

Oral
Benign gastric and duodenal ulceration
Child: 1 mth to 16 yr 4-8 mg/kg daily in 2 divided doses. Max: 300 mg/day. Treatment duration: 4-8 wk. Maintenance: 2-4 mg/kg once daily. Max: 150 mg/day.

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Child: 1 mth to 16 yr 5-10 mg/kg daily in 2 divided doses. Max: 300 mg/day.

Erosive oesophagitis
Child: 1 mth to 16 yr 5-10 mg/kg daily in 2 divided doses. Max: 600 mg/day.

Renal Dose

Oral:
CrCl Dosage
<50 150 mg daily at bedtime, adjust dose cautiously if necessary.Parenteral:
Individual doses may be reduced to 25 mg.

Contraindication

Porphyria.

Mode of Action

Ranitidine competitively blocks histamine at H2-receptors of the gastric parietal cells which inhibits gastric acid secretion. It does not affect pepsin secretion, pentagastrin-stimulated intrinsic factor secretion or serum gastrin.

Precaution

Possibility of malignancy should be excluded prior to therapy as the drug may mask symptoms and delay diagnosis of gastric malignancy. Patients w/ difficulty in swallowing. Renal and hepatic impairment. Pregnancy and lactation.

Lactation: Drug crosses into breast milk; discontinue drug, use caution

Side Effect

1-10%
Headache (3%)

<1%
Abdominal pain,Agitation,Alopecia,Confusion,Constipation,Diarrhea,Dizziness,Hypersensitivity reaction,Nausea,Vomiting

Frequency Not Defined
Anemia,Necrotizing enterocolitis in fetus or newborn,Pancreatitis (rare),Thrombocytopenia (rare),Pancytopenia (rare),Agranulocytosis (rare),Acquired immune hemolytic anemia (rare),Arthralgia (rare),Myalgia (rare)

Potentially Fatal: Anaphylaxis, hypersensitivity reactions.

Interaction

Delayed absorption and increased peak serum concentration w/ propantheline bromide. Ranitidine minimally inhibits hepatic metabolism of coumarin anticoagulants, theophylline, diazepam and propanolol. May alter absorption of pH-dependent drugs (e.g. ketoconazole, midazolam, glipizide). May reduce bioavailability w/ antacids.

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