Eficacia y seguridad de Ranitidina 150 mg vs 300 mg dos veces por día en ulcera duodenal. / [Effectiveness and safety of 150 mg vs 300 mg ranitidine twice a day in duodenal ulcer]

ABSTRACT

394 patients with endoscopically diagnosed duodenal ulcer were randomly allocated to treatment with ranitidine 150 bid o ranitidine 300 mg bid in a prospective double-blind multicenter trial conducted in seven LatinoAmerican countries. Endoscopy at 4 weeks showed complete ulcer healing en 171 of 196 patients (87.2