Ranitidine-induced galactorrhea in a postmenopausal female

We report a case of drug-induced hyperprolactinemia in a 46 year postmenopausal female presenting as galactorrhea and painful breast engorgement as result of ranitidine exposure. The occurrence of galactorrhea as an adverse effect of ranitidine therapy is scarcely reported in literature and to the b...

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Main Authors: Prabhat Agrawal, Nikhil Pursnani, Awantika Parihar, Boentika Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=9;spage=3057;epage=3058;aulast=Agrawal