2006-08-21 16:35:51 · 20 answers · asked by YVONNE T 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
it is a pill used to help prevent heartburn.
2006-08-21 16:39:55 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Zantac is for heartburn, acid stomach and indigestion. I'm looking at the bottle now. I couldn't eat or drink anything without it. Everything and I mean EVERYTHING gives me heartburn and indigestion. I've taken it for several years. It really helps. The allergy med is Zyrtec.
2016-03-17 00:53:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe zantac is a medicine for stomach ulcers. Sometimes it is also used by bedridden patients as a result having poor digestion.
2006-08-21 16:43:08 · answer #3 · answered by MenudoPie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zantac is an anti acid it is used to prevent heartburn!!
2006-08-21 16:42:06 · answer #4 · answered by angel74 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Zantac is used for acid reflux. That is when you spit up a little in your mouth and get a sour taste.
2006-08-21 16:40:58 · answer #5 · answered by thrill88 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
zantac is a stomach acid reducer used to help with heartburn etc...if you mean xanax (pronounced zanax) then its an anti-anxiety med used to help people with panic disorders or anxiety issues
2006-08-21 16:42:00 · answer #6 · answered by Fade__Out 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
zantac (ranitidine) is an h2 antagonist (decreases acids in your belly)
its used to treat ulcers and GERD (gastroesophegal reflux disease)
small doses are OTC but stringer ones are by prescription only.
2006-08-21 16:44:42 · answer #7 · answered by noxregrets 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a medecine to prevent ulcers in the stomach and intestine. they hurt REALLY bad---ulcers do not zantac
2006-08-21 16:41:56 · answer #8 · answered by Krissi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zantac is prescribed for the short-term treatment (4 to 8 weeks) of active duodenal ulcer and active benign gastric ulcer, and as maintenance therapy for gastric or duodenal ulcer, at a reduced dosage, after the ulcer has healed. It is also used for the treatment of conditions in which the stomach produces too much acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and systemic mastocytosis, for gastroesophageal reflux disease (backflow of acid stomach contents) and for healing--and maintaining healing of--erosive esophagitis (severe inflammation of the esophagus).
Some doctors prescribe Zantac to prevent damage to the stomach and duodenum from long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Indocin and Motrin, and to treat bleeding of the stomach and intestine. Zantac is also sometimes prescribed for stress-induced ulcers.
2006-08-21 16:42:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is an acid blocker and can be used from gastric to stomach/duodenal ulcers to serious problems like zollinger. consult ur neighbourhood pharmacist/dr for more information
2006-08-21 16:42:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋