A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who was recently admitted. Ranitidine (Zantac) is listed as one of the medications. Which classification is this medication?
1. Proton-pump inhibitor
2. Antibiotic
3. H2-receptor antagonist
4. Antacid
3
Rationale 1:PPIs include the "prazole" as the ending. An example is omeprazole (Prilosec).
Rationale 2:Ranitidine (Zantac) is not an antibiotic
Rationale 3:Ranitidine (Zantac) is an H2-receptor antagonist.
Rationale 4:Ranitidine (Zantac) is not an antacid.
Global Rationale: Ranitidine (Zantac), cimetidine (Tagamet), famotidine (Pepcid), and nizatidine (Axid) are H2-receptor antagonists or blockers.
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