Thread by @theliverdr

Doctors of all people, MUST NOT scare monger #ranitidine

Dropping from 'essential list' DOES NOT mean it is banned

It can be used and is still in use

'CERTAIN' manufacturer's Ranitidine products were found contaminated with NDMA - a potential...

https://twitter.com/DrRahulGhule11/status/1569923651159605248?s=20&t=4D_R6RandoGHPWHPfqglMw

..cancer causing agent.

US FDA has been investigating this since 2019.

In fact, a study done by the US FDA on conversion of ranitidine into significant NMDA under normal physiology conditions showed that it did not change for worse.

There is NO EVIDENCE that Ranitidine use...

..can cause cancer or HAS caused cancer in humans till now.

Certain batches of OTHER drugs too - like Metformin and Losartan were also found to have NDMA impurity - this DOES NOT mean cancers are caused by use of these drugs

aninews.in/news/national/…

Science embrace changes, limitation and deeply looks into concerns - so as to ensure that future mishaps are averted

But this good nature of scientific practice has been twisted by science-denying lay persons, alternative medicine practitioners and other idiots into a sort of..

..criminality.

Those who are taking Rantac, need not worry. Usually, these drugs are given in short term - even the other medicines for 'gas' are given for short term - such use is perfectly safe.

When patients abuse these medicines over the counter and physicians blindly..

..prescribe in long term, obvious other adverse events happen.

Treating 'gas' is one of the worst medical and self-treatment practice ever - treating the CAUSE of 'gas' (which can be a simple advice on meal timings to identification of gastric cancer) is what is prudent..

And for all those crying that "Ranitidine is cancer causing" because of NDMA, please note the other products with traces of NDMA

- cured/processed meats
- fish
- beer
-tobacco products
- in herbs from soil sources

NDMA traces wer also found in few batches of...

..Sartan group of drugs by the European Medicines Agency.

The issue was with a specific manufacturing process and once this was resolved, the NDMA impurities drastically reduced

ema.europa.eu/en/news/sartan…

In fact, everyone must know this small, interesting fact about NDMA..

.."If 100,000 patients took valsartan from Zhejiang Huahai drug company (wher highest levels of impurities were found) every day for 6 years at the highest dose, there could be 22 extra cases of cancer due to NDMA over lifetimes of those 100,000 patients."

This is impossible..

..in real life scenario.

Also know that NDMA is categorized as 2A carcinogen with limited evidence in humans - EVEN THEN - it is prudent to keep it at check, which is what scientifically progressive societies and medical science is doing for betterment of human lives.

To conclude
There is NO evidence that

Ranitidine causes/can cause cancer
NDMA in Ranitidine is cancer causing
there is significant NDMA generation in humans due to Ranitidine

Ranitidine is NOT banned, is only removed from essential list and is still safe for short term use

Do you know what is absolutely unregulated, unchecked, potential carcinogens unknown and a BIG threat to human lives?

Ayurvedic medicines
Homeopathic remedies
Herbal and dietary supplements
Multiherbal proprietary products

Focus your energy and criticisms where it is required.