BENIGN GASTRIC ULCER - 400 MG TWICE DAILY WITH FOOD FOR 8 WKS
DUODENAL ULCER - 400 MG TWICE DAILY FOR 4 - 8 WKS
SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR MAINTENANCE THERAPY, AND A MAXIMUM OF 16 WEEKS OF TREATMENT (TWO 8-WEEK COURSES OR FOUR 4-WEEK COURSES) MAY BE GIVEN IN A 12-MONTH PERIOD.
FOR DUODENAL ULCERATION WHERE H. PYLORI INFECTION IS PRESENT, RANITIDINE BISMUTH CITRATE MAY BE GIVEN AS PART OF A 7-DAY TRIPLE THERAPY REGIMEN, TYPICALLY COMBINED WITH ANY TWO OF CLARITHROMYCIN 500 MG TWICE DAILY, AMOXICILLIN 1 G TWICE DAILY, OR METRONIDAZOLE 400 MG TWICE DAILY. ALTERNATIVELY, A 14-DAY DUAL THERAPY REGIMEN OF RANITIDINE BISMUTH CITRATE COMBINED WITH CLARITHROMYCIN 500 MG TWO OR THREE TIMES DAILY MAY BE GIVEN. IN BOTH REGIMENS RANITIDINE BISMUTH CITRATE ALONE MAY BE CONTINUED TO A TOTAL OF 28 DAYS.
CHILDREN - NOT RECOMMENDED