People's Pharmacy

Tritec

Generic Name:ranitidine bismuth subsalicylate

Revised:4/1/2000

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Overview

Tritec is prescribed together with Biaxin to eliminate the germs often responsible for ulcers, Helicobacter pylori.

It works in part by suppressing the secretion of stomach acid, but the combination of bismuth with the antibiotic also works to eradicate the bacteria.

One month of therapy with Tritec (the first two weeks in combination with Biaxin) usually gets rid of H. pylori and allows the ulcer to heal. Once the bacteria are gone, the ulcer does not recur.