Is plain Zantac mint-flavored, or not???

[Anonymous]

We used to get our Zantac at one pharmacy, unflavored. It’s smelled horrible, and had no minty smell at all. But DD took it well. Now we get it at a different pharmacy. And it smells like mint. But from what I am reading it sounds like that is considered “plain” Zantac? So why did the other pharmacy’s Zantac not smell like that? It just smelled mediciny? I almost think the mediciny Zantac had a longer shelf-life than this minty one does??? But I dont’ want to ask the pharmacy for “unflavored Zantac” if the mint one is already considered unflavored. What’s going on? And am I crazy for thinking that this flavoring makes the Zantac less effective?

[Anonymous]

Zantac syrup is minty flavor. You can get compounded Zantac with no flavor.

[Anonymous]

Is one better than the other???? Why is it if the prescription is the same, the pharmacies have done it differently????

[Anonymous]

I am unsure if one is better than the other. The pharmacy probably didn’t have any of the syrup so they just made up some with the pills they had.

[Anonymous]

Thanks. I was worried that the pharmacy made an error or something. The strange thing is that Mia’s spitting up has reduced quite a bit in the last couple weeks. I attributed it to starting solids, but now I wonder if the compound just wasnt working well for her??? This Zantac is alot thicker than the compound was, btw, not that that means anything. I knew it was different!

[Anonymous]

It might be different in the US, but in Canada, the zantac pills also taste like mint, and so even if they prepare a compound of zantac at the compounding pharmacy by crushing the pills, it still tastes like mint (just like the syrup).

This probably doesn’t apply to you, but I thought I’d post it in case anyone else ever gets a bottle of zantac that doesn’t smell “minty”. Zantac syrup only comes in mint flavour and you can smell it when you open the bottle.

http://www.pharmacytimes.com/Article.cfm?Menu=1&ID=3686

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