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If your child older than 1 month shows the signs and symptoms of GERD, talk to your child's doctor about ZANTAC 25 EFFERdose.

ZANTAC 25 EFFERdose:
  • is approved for the treatment of GERD in children 1 month and older
  • have a light citrus taste
  • come in individual packets that are easy to carry
  • are usually given twice daily
  • are alcohol free
  • can be given with or without feeding
7 Out of 10 Children Prefer the Taste of ZANTAC EFFERdose over ZANTAC Syrup

In a comparative, clinical study of 102 healthy children (4-8 years), 71% preffered the taste of ZANTAC Efferdose to the taste of ZANTAC Syrup. Participants tasted and swallowed one 45-mg dose of ZANTAC EFFERdose and one 45-mg dose of ZANTAC Syrup with a 5-minute break between doses. They were asked, "Now that you have tasted both medicines, which one of these medicines do you think tasted better?"


Important Information about ZANTAC EFFERdose:

Phenylketonurics: ZANTAC EFFERdose contains phenylalanine.
The ZANTAC EFFERdose Tablet should be completely dissolved. Tablet is not to be chewed, swallowed whole, or dissolved on the tongue.

The following have been reported as events in clinical trials or in the routine management of patients treated with ZANTAC: headache, sometimes severe; abdominal discomfort/pain; nausea and vomiting; constipation; rash; and diarrhea.

Safety and efficacy in neonates (less than 1 month of age), and for the treatment of pathological hypersecretory conditions or the maintenance of healing of erosive esophagitis in pediatric patients, have not been established.

Click here for Complete Prescribing Information for ZANTAC.

ZANTAC and EFFERdose are registered trademarks of Warner-Lambert Company, used under license.



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