Veterinary Drugs and Treatments
In veterinary medicine, ranitidine has been used for the treatment
and/or prophylaxis of gastric, abomasal, and duodenal ulcers,
uremic gastritis, stress-related or drug-induced erosive gastritis,
esophagitis, duodenal gastric reflux and esophageal reflux. It has
also been employed to treat hypersecretory conditions associated
with gastrinomas and systemic mastocytosis. Because of its effects
on gastric motility, ranitidine may be useful in increasing gastric
emptying, particularly when delayed gastric emptying is associated
with gastric ulcer disease. Ranitidine may also be useful to stimulate
colonic activity in cats via its prokinetic effects.
