bismuth citrate/ranitidine (Tritec)

Introduction

Ranitidine + bismuth citrate.

Indications

Helicobacter pylori

Contraindications

pregnancy-category C

safety in lactation ?

Dosage

• 400 mg PO BID for 4 weeks
• in combination with clarithromycin 500 mg PO TID for the 1st 2 weeks

Tabs: 400 mg.

Pharmacokinetics

elimination: kidney

More general terms

• pharmacologic combination

Additional terms

• Helicobacter pylori

Components

• ranitidine (Zantac, Gastrosedol)
• bismuth [Bi]
• citrate (citric acid)

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=3033887