Ranitidine hydrochloride and Flexeril drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Ranitidine hydrochloride (ranitidine hydrochloride) and Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride). Common drug interactions include musculoskeletal pain among females and asthenia among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Ranitidine hydrochloride and Flexeril. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 67 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Ranitidine hydrochloride?

Ranitidine hydrochloride has active ingredients of ranitidine hydrochloride. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 76,413 Ranitidine hydrochloride users. Check the latest studies of Ranitidine hydrochloride.

What is Flexeril?

Flexeril has active ingredients of cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride. It is often used in muscle spasms. eHealthMe is studying from 38,308 Flexeril users. Check the latest studies of Flexeril.



On Jul, 14, 2026

67 people who take Ranitidine hydrochloride and Flexeril together, and have interactions are studied.

Ranitidine hydrochloride and Flexeril drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Ranitidine Hydrochloride and Flexeril, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Musculoskeletal pain (pain affects the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves)
  2. Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
  3. Cough
  4. Emotional distress
  5. Fall
  6. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  7. Fractured sacrum
  8. Gait disturbance
  9. Heart rate increased
  10. Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body)

male:

  1. Asthenia (weakness)
  2. Diarrhoea
  3. Cellulitis (infection under the skin)
  4. Confusional state
  5. Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis)
  6. Dizziness
  7. Fall
  8. Groin abscess (pus in groin)
  9. Hyponatraemia (abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration)
  10. Intervertebral disc degeneration (spinal disc degeneration)

What are the common drug interactions of Ranitidine Hydrochloride and Flexeril, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

  1. Scar
  2. Acute sinusitis
  3. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  4. Angiopathy (generic term for a disease of the blood vessels)
  5. Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
  6. Anxiety
  7. Aortic arteriosclerosis (hardening of the aortic arteries)
  8. Arthropathy
  9. Bone disorder
  10. Bone loss

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

  1. Drug screen positive
  2. Normal newborn
  3. Blood creatine phosphokinase increased
  4. Brain hypoxia (reduced supply of oxygen to the brain)
  5. Cardiac arrest
  6. Coma (state of unconsciousness lasting more than six hours)
  7. Dizziness
  8. Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (a condition that occurs when the entire brain is deprived of an adequate oxygen supply, but the deprivation isn't total)
  9. Loss of consciousness
  10. Muscle rigidity (muscle stiffness)

30-39:

  1. Anxiety
  2. Diarrhoea
  3. Abdominal distension
  4. Axillary vein thrombosis (formation of a blood clot in axillary vein)
  5. Cholecystitis chronic (long lasting infection of gallbladder)
  6. Constipation
  7. Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis)
  8. Depression
  9. Dyspepsia (indigestion)
  10. Flatulence (flatus expelled through the anus)

40-49:

  1. Asthma
  2. Blood pressure increased
  3. Dizziness
  4. Erythema (redness of the skin)
  5. Eye swelling
  6. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  7. Heart rate increased
  8. Hysterectomy
  9. Photosensitivity reaction
  10. Pruritus (severe itching of the skin)

50-59:

  1. Gastric cancer (stomach cancer)
  2. Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
  3. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
  4. Colitis (inflammation of colon)
  5. Cytomegalovirus infection
  6. Drug hypersensitivity
  7. Eye pruritus (eye itching)
  8. Femur fracture
  9. Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body)
  10. Fracture displacement

60+:

  1. Diarrhoea
  2. Cellulitis (infection under the skin)
  3. Constipation
  4. Contusion (a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries)
  5. Cough
  6. Discomfort
  7. Dizziness
  8. Dry mouth
  9. Dysphonia (speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation)
  10. Ear haemorrhage (bleeding from ear)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 14 people, 20.90%
  2. Stress And Anxiety: 12 people, 17.91%
  3. Pain: 12 people, 17.91%
  4. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 10 people, 14.93%
  5. Depression: 9 people, 13.43%
  6. High Blood Pressure: 8 people, 11.94%
  7. Indigestion: 6 people, 8.96%
  8. Sleep Disorder: 5 people, 7.46%
  9. Hypersensitivity: 5 people, 7.46%
  10. High Blood Cholesterol: 5 people, 7.46%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ranitidine hydrochloride and cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Ranitidine hydrochloride and Flexeril, respectively), and Ranitidine hydrochloride and Flexeril (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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