Quick answers
- What is Ranitidine used for?
- The Drug Facts label of Acid Reducer (WinCo Foods, LLC) lists these uses: relieves heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach; prevents heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain foods and beverages.
- Do I need a prescription for Ranitidine?
- No, the products on this page are sold without a prescription. Other products with the same active ingredient need a prescription (often a higher strength or another form): see the prescription page.
- Is a store brand the same as the name brand?
- Products listed together below have the same active ingredient, in the same amount and the same form, as registered with the FDA. Inactive ingredients (such as colors, flavors and fillers) and package sizes can differ. Compare the “Active ingredient” box on both packages, and ask a pharmacist if you are not sure.
- Has Ranitidine been recalled?
- FDA enforcement reports list 3 recalls of products on this page; the newest started December 13, 2019. A recall usually concerns specific products or lots, not every brand.
Also sold by prescription (often at a higher strength or in another form): Ranitidine — prescription medicine
Drug Facts label
Every over-the-counter medicine must carry a “Drug Facts” box in the same order, set by FDA rules. Below is the label of one product for each common strength and form, quoted word for word. Your own package can differ (for example, children’s products have other directions): always follow the label on your package.
Acid Reducer · WinCo Foods, LLC
Ranitidine hydrochloride 75 mg, tablet, film coated (oral)
Active ingredient (IN EACH TABLET)
Ranitidine 75 mg (as ranitidine hydrochloride, USP 84 mg)
Purpose
Acid reducer
Uses
- relieves heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach
- prevents heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain foods and beverages
Warnings
Allergy alert
Do not use
if you are allergic to ranitidine or other acid reducers
Do not use
- if you have trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools. These may be signs of a serious condition. See your doctor.
- with other acid reducers
Ask a doctor before use if
you have
- frequent chest pain
- frequent wheezing, particularly with heartburn
- unexplained weight loss
- nausea or vomiting
- stomach pain
- had heartburn over 3 months. This may be a sign of a more serious condition.
- heartburn with lightheadedness, sweating or dizziness
- chest pain or shoulder pain with shortness of breath; sweating; pain spreading to arms, neck or shoulders; or lightheadedness
Stop use and ask a doctor if
- your heartburn continues or worsens
- you need to take this product for more than 14 days
If pregnant or breast-feeding
ask a health professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children
In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away (1-800-222-1222).
Directions
- adults and children 12 years and over:
- to relieve symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water
- to prevent symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water 30 to 60 minutes before eating food or drinking beverages that cause heartburn
- can be used up to twice daily (do not take more than 2 tablets in 24 hours)
- children under 12 years: ask a doctor
Inactive ingredients
Colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, iron oxide red, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol 400, talc, titanium dioxide
Questions?
or to report an adverse event call 800-824-1706 Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm MST
— FDA label of Acid Reducer, WinCo Foods, LLC, effective December 10, 2014. See the official label on DailyMed →
Ranitidine · Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
Ranitidine hydrochloride 150 mg, tablet, coated (oral)
Active ingredient (in each tablet)
Ranitidine 150 mg (as ranitidine hydrochloride USP, 168 mg)
Purpose
Acid reducer
Uses
(s) relieves heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach prevents heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain foods and beverages
Warnings
Allergy alert
Do not use
if you are allergic to ranitidine or other acid reducers
Do not use
if you have trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools.These may be signs of a serious condition. See your doctor. with other acid reducers
Ask a doctor before use if
you have had heartburn over 3 months. This may be a sign of a more serious condition. heartburn with lightheadedness, sweating or dizziness chest pain or shoulder pain with shortness of breath; sweating; pain spreading to arms, neck or shoulders; or lightheadedness frequent chest pain frequent wheezing, particularly with heartburn unexplained weight loss nausea or vomiting stomach pain kidney disease
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if
you are
- taking a prescription drug. Acid reducers may interact with certain prescription drugs. Stop use and ask doctor if your heartburn continues or worsens you need to take this product for more than 14 days
If pregnant or breast-feeding
ask a health professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children
In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away (1-800-222-1222).
Directions
adults and children 12 years and over: to relieve symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water to prevent symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water 30 to 60 minutes before eating food or drinking beverages that cause heartburn can be used up to twice daily (do not take more than 2 tablets in 24 hours) children under 12 years: ask a doctor
Inactive ingredients
FD&C red #40 aluminum lake, hypromellose, iron oxide black, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide.
Questions?
Call 1-888-375-3784 Read the directions and warnings before use. Keep the carton. It contains important information including tips for managing heartburn.
— FDA label of Ranitidine, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, effective May 23, 2025. See the official label on DailyMed →
Ranitidine · Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
Ranitidine hydrochloride 75 mg, tablet (oral)
Active ingredient (in each tablet)
Ranitidine 75 mg (as ranitidine hydrochloride, USP 84 mg)
Purpose
Acid reducer
Uses
relieves heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach prevents heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain foods and beverages
Warnings
Allergy alert
Do not use
if you are allergic to ranitidine or other acid reducers
Do not use
if you have trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools. These may be signs of a serious condition. See your doctor. with other acid reducers
Ask a doctor before use if
you have had heartburn over 3 months. This may be a sign of a more serious condition. heartburn with lightheadedness, sweating or dizziness chest pain or shoulder pain with shortness of breath; sweating; pain spreading to arms, neck or shoulders; or lightheadedness frequent chest pain frequent wheezing, particularly with heartburn unexplained weight loss nausea or vomiting stomach pain kidney disease
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if
you are
- taking a prescription drug. Acid reducers may interact with certain prescription drugs.
Stop use and ask a doctor if
your heartburn continues or worsens you need to take this product for more than 14 days
If pregnant or breast-feeding
ask a health professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children
In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away (1-800-222-1222).
Directions
adults and children 12 years and over: to relieve symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water to prevent symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water 30 to 60 minutes before eating food or drinking beverages that cause heartburn can be used up to twice daily (do not take more than 2 tablets in 24 hours) do not chew tablet children under 12 years: ask a doctor
Inactive ingredients
FD&C red #40 aluminum lake, hypromellose, iron oxide black, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide.
Questions?
call 1-888-375-3784 Read the directions, consumer information leaflet and warnings before use. Keep the carton. It contains important information .
— FDA label of Ranitidine, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, effective May 23, 2025. See the official label on DailyMed →
This page is not medical advice. Read the label on your package, and ask a pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure a medicine is right for you, for your child, or with your other medicines.
Same medicine, other brands
Each group lists the products that have exactly the same active ingredient, in the same amount and form, as registered with the FDA (NDC Directory). A store brand in the same group has the same medicine as the name brand; inactive ingredients, flavors and package sizes can differ. Each product links to its own official label.
Ranitidine hydrochloride 150 mg · tablet (oral) · 2 products
| Brand or product name | Company on the label | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Ranitidine | Granules India Ltd | — |
| Ranitidine cool mint | Granules India Ltd | — |
Ranitidine hydrochloride 75 mg · tablet, film coated (oral) · 1 product
Drug Facts for this strength and form ↑
| Brand or product name | Company on the label | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Acid Reducer | WinCo Foods, LLC | DailyMed |
Ranitidine hydrochloride 150 mg · tablet, coated (oral) · 1 product
Drug Facts for this strength and form ↑
| Brand or product name | Company on the label | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Ranitidine | Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited | DailyMed |
Ranitidine hydrochloride 75 mg · tablet (oral) · 1 product
Drug Facts for this strength and form ↑
| Brand or product name | Company on the label | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Ranitidine | Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited | DailyMed |
Companies that sell this medicine
The company named on the package (maker or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of over-the-counter products of this medicine.
- Granules India Ltd2 products
- Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited2 products
- WinCo Foods, LLC1 product
Recalls
From FDA enforcement reports, matched by the product’s NDC code or label. A recall usually covers specific products or lots: check the name and lot number on your package.
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December 13, 2019 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0632-2020
CGMP Deviations: Impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) found in API
RANITIDINE TABLETS, USP 150mg, 10,000-count bag, Country of Origin: INDIA NDC 62207-773-32 — Granules India Limited
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October 1, 2019 · Class II · Completed · D-0182-2020
CGMP Deviations: Presence of NDMA impurity detected in product.
Dr. Reddy's Ranitidine Tablets, USP 150 mg, 24 count bottles, NDC 55111-404-34 (OTC) — Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
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October 1, 2019 · Class II · Completed · D-0181-2020
CGMP Deviations: Presence of NDMA impurity detected in product.
Dr. Reddy's Ranitidine Tablets, USP 75 mg, 60 count bottles, NDC 55111-131-60, (OTC) — Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
Sources
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- FDA rule for the Drug Facts label (21 CFR 201.66)
Only medicines marketed under FDA rules for nonprescription drugs (an FDA monograph or an FDA approval) are listed. Homeopathic products are not listed: the FDA does not evaluate them for safety or effectiveness.