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Cimetidine
Cimetidine is used for: Treating and preventing heartburn from acid indigestion or sour stomach. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
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Cimetidine is in a group of drugs called histamine receptor antagonists. Cimetidine works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach produces. Cimetidine is used to treat and prevent certain types of ulcer, and to treat conditions that cause the stomach to produce too much acid. Cimetidine is...
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Cimetidine
Cimetidine is a histamine H2-receptor antagonist. Chemically it is N"-cyano-N-methyl-N'-[2-[[(5-methyl-1 H-imidazol-4-yl) methyl]thio]-ethyl], guanidine.
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Cimetidine
Reversibly and competitively blocks histamine at H 2 receptors, particularly those in gastric parietal cells, leading to inhibition of gastric acid secretion.
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Tagamet is prescribed for the treatment of certain kinds of stomach and intestinal ulcers and related conditions. These include: active duodenal (upper intestinal) ulcers; active benign stomach ulcers; erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (backflow of acid stomach contents); prevention of upper...
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See also: Duodenal Ulcer, Duodenal Ulcer Prophylaxis, Erosive Esophagitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Human Papilloma Virus, Indigestion, Obesity, Stomach Ulcer, Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis, Upper GI Hemorrhage, Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

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