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Ranitidine syrup recall

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DeeDee3210 · 18/11/2019 07:06

Please help. I am devastated and breaking down. In June 2019 my son was 6 weeks old weighing only 3kg. Without any investigation he was given ranitidine which we gave to him trusting our faith in the doctor. Now I have recently discovered this stock has been recalled due to dangerous contamination. My precious baby boy took it 3 times a day for 7 days. I am in agony. I keep crying everytime I look at my baby's precious face and thought of this poison being inside him. I am terrified of the future which has increased his risk. Has anyone else given their baby recently this medication? How are you coping if so? Or if there is anyone out there who can help as I feel broken , terrified , devastated and angry. I am so scared for my baby boy I love him so much he is my life.

I am just crying constantly knowing I have given my innocent baby this. He is just an innocent baby and this may have affected his future. How can I continue to live normally from now on knowing this? I can't even hold him without crying , I love him so so much.

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dementedpixie · 18/11/2019 11:29

www.medicinesforchildren.org.uk/news/recall-ranitidine

dementedpixie · 18/11/2019 11:40

They are recalling stock from pharmacies, not from people using it. It is precautionary and no harm has yet been found from using the products

Brig93 · 18/11/2019 11:40

I shouldn't have read what is the N- nitrosodimethylamine and what is a carcinigen.. 🤦🏼‍♀️😭 I have more questions now then answers and it scared the crap out of me now as it's said there this medication has to be used for longer time and higher dosage.. my DS had this since he was month and a half I think and we stopped around 8 months so basically I'm shitting myself now.. gosh cannot wait for the GP to call. I'm just venting as I don't want to upset my mom and have no one else to talk to about it..😔

JPharm · 18/11/2019 11:41

I can’t stress enough that nobody needs to panic about this. Nor does anyone need to unnecessarily panic others.

dementedpixie · 18/11/2019 11:44

But the dosage would have been weight based so your lo wouldn't have been having huge amounts. You dont even know if what you were giving was contaminated in the first place either. Everything has been recalled from pharmacies whether contaminated or not. People taking the products haven't been told to stop taking them or to return them.

shreddednips · 18/11/2019 11:51

This is the first I've heard about this and my baby was on the highest possible dose of this for many months. I've just read the link- it sounds like the risk must be extremely small as they are advising parents to continue to give it to their children. I'll continue to keep an eye on the news in case this changes but it doesn't sound overly concerning to me.
I agree with PP that you need to talk to the GP about your anxiety. You did the right thing- your baby was in discomfort so you took them to the doctor and gave them medicine on their advice. There's nothing to hate yourself about. It sounds like this almost certainly won't harm your son, but without the medicine he would have been in pain and discomfort.

JPharm · 18/11/2019 11:55

I’ve reported this thread now. I don’t want other parents reading it and engaging panic mode.

Celebelly · 18/11/2019 12:17

I agree that I think your anxiety is the real issue here. I took Ranitidine while pregnant and have no concerns about it. We are talking about infinitesimal amounts and it's also not in every batch, so the level of anxiety and upset you are displaying is a bit irrational. Gently, I think being this highly strung and weeping every time you hold your baby is more likely to be damaging to your child long-term than short-term usage of a tiny amount of Ranitidine.

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DeeDee3210 · 18/11/2019 12:29

Thank you ever so much everyone for your support. You are right, I need to focus on my baby and enjoying him, and try to be stronger about this. I am praying for all our little ones that they didn't have a batch that was contaminated. Thank you all so much x really appreciate your support

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DeeDee3210 · 18/11/2019 12:47

Brig93, I am sorry you are finding out this way. Please do not Google. As that was a big mistake. It's good asking GP about it. I am also waiting to hear back from GP too.

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DeeDee3210 · 18/11/2019 12:51

Brig93, in the meantime if you want you can also ring pharmacy to check if it was the one they recalled as it may not be. As it's only certain brands. The one my son had was Zantac one which is in the recall

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Lovewinemorethanhusband · 18/11/2019 12:57

My daughter's had it 3 times a day at the maximum dose since 10 days she's now 6 months, I started to wean her off it before being made aware of the recall. I don't believe I have damaged her at all by giving it to her, she was in so much pain and so so unhappy before having it

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DeeDee3210 · 18/11/2019 13:17

Ps if this thread is making others worry then I can delete the thread if someone can tell me how. I just needed some support on the subject and how I was feeling but didn't want to cause others to worry. If someone can tell me how to delete I can do that if that helps

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Calledyoulastnightfromglasgow · 22/11/2019 23:05

Just to say I have worries about this too. Two of my kids had the drug, my third for a number of months.

There is a still lots to come out on this I think. I don’t think there is an agreed testing method yet. People have been taking this drug for decades so I think we would know by now if it was a huge risk.

If you stop long enough to think of all the toxins around - plastics everywhere, diesel fumes, heavy metals, radiation - you could go mad.

Let’s not panic yet

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DeeDee3210 · 09/12/2019 11:27

Hi, anyone had any updates about this? I'm still struggling to move past this, and really concerned for my little boy. Just wondering if there are other mums out there who are concerned and if not if they can share their thoughts to help me? Many thanks

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paradyning · 10/12/2019 20:44

I spoke at length to a hospital pharmacist about this at length last week. The carcinogenic risk of practically theoretical and nothing to worry about.

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DeeDee3210 · 11/12/2019 14:37

Thank you for your reply. The fact it killed animals doesn't that mean it's very dangerous hence categorised as a dangerous substance?

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paradyning · 11/12/2019 14:57

I haven't heard it's killed animals.
But I'm currently next to my Dc in hospital. And she would be MUCH iller than she is now if we stopped the ranitidine.

Sunshinegirl82 · 12/12/2019 22:32

I remember you were due to see your GP about this OP, what did they advise?

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DeeDee3210 · 13/12/2019 05:47

They couldn't advise anything more other than what was on MHRA. Regarding myself, I said I'm anxious but that's because of this awful situation x

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whataconundrum · 19/12/2019 12:31

Hello. I messaged when you originally.posted this. From all of my reading, I am feeling more reassured. There may be dangerous levels in some batches but we cannot police every item that we consume in general and unfortunately other thing we eat may have even more dangerous levels. I am still however waiting for a the findings to be published

Bol87 · 20/12/2019 20:47

My daughter took it for 6 months, from about 6 weeks to 7 months. I also took it my entire last pregnancy & the start of this one until the recall.. your anxiety is insane, it hasn’t even crossed my mind about my daughter having it a couple years ago. I wasn’t particularly thrilled to hear of the recall but the risk levels look like it’s extremely low. You kid has had it now & for 7 days, a really short amount of time! And at the end of the day he’s taken it, you cannot change it. Nor can I.

You do realise going outside & walking exposes your baby to way more harm.. the pollution from cars, buses etc. It’s incredibly toxic & well known to cause asthma, lung disease & cancer yet we all go outside. You breathe in fumes from other cars in your own car. Even if you have a fancy car with filters, it’s still getting in, cars aren’t that well sealed! Food has chemicals on it unless you go full organic.. It’s just part of life, you can’t protect your child from every single possible risk. Wait until he’s a toddler & throwing himself of slides, sofas, cracking their heads on the floor, trying to run into the road 😬

Just enjoy your baby. And get some help for your anxiety, it’s not normal to be crying & all consumed by something like you say you are. I hope your GP helps 🧡

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DeeDee3210 · 21/12/2019 16:30

Thank you for your reply. I'm trying my best to think it was only a small amount. I have periods where I convince myself it will be ok and then in the next breathe I break down and think the worst. Hopefully I will have more periods of thinking the best.

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EO2022 · 27/02/2025 07:55

My baby took it for a year and I feel anxious about it too. I also have lifelong anxiety so that's why I guess I feel that added anxiety. I'm so sorry you've been so worried about this and hope you can find a way to feel calmer about something we can't now control.

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DeeDee3210 · 28/02/2025 06:18

EO2022 · 27/02/2025 07:55

My baby took it for a year and I feel anxious about it too. I also have lifelong anxiety so that's why I guess I feel that added anxiety. I'm so sorry you've been so worried about this and hope you can find a way to feel calmer about something we can't now control.

I’m sorry you have gone through this aswell

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