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0 pointsbigtunacan3y ago0 comments

I would gladly refrigerate it if it meant I could still use it. I've never had another acid reducer that works as well for me as Zantac.

I have so many major health problems that quite frankly I'll probably be dead before I could get cancer from this stuff.

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jstarfish3y ago· 3 in thread

It's still manufactured overseas. There are shady-but-legit websites that sell it.

Nothing else on the market compares.

TedDoesntTalk3y ago

I store all medicines (prescription and some OTC) in the fridge. So it’s the first place I look. They ARE perishable.

Any of those marketplaces you'd recommend?

jstarfish3y ago

Not particularly.

The few batches we've bought have been legit (Ranimax 150, product of India), but QA with these sorts of vendors isn't exactly guaranteed (for all I know, your first purchase would be reconstituted sawdust and rat droppings). I'm not comfortable giving standing referrals to any fly-by-night operation.

I just mentioned it as a possibility because for those with bad-enough GERD, there are no retail options, and the assumption is that the product has been recalled worldwide. Not so!

tyingq3y ago

YMMV, but 20mg famotidine tablets work well for me since Zantac is gone.

Nexium, or esomeprazole, works well, or better than Zantac, and can be purchased OTC (at least here in the UK). It’s pricey but usually lasts a couple of days or more so it stretches further.

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