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Famotidine
Famotidine is in a group of drugs called histamine-2 blockers. It works by decreasing the amount of acid the stomach produces. Famotidine is used to treat and prevent ulcers in the stomach and intestines. It also treats conditions in which the stomach produces too much acid, such as...
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Famotidine
Famotidine is used for: Treating and preventing ulcers; treating and preventing heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach. It is also used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), conditions that cause increased acid secretion, and esophagitis. It also may be used for...
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Famotidine
Pepcid is prescribed for the short-term treatment of active duodenal ulcer (in the upper intestine) for 4 to 8 weeks and for active, benign gastric ulcer (in the stomach) for 6 to 8 weeks. It is prescribed for maintenance therapy, at reduced dosage, after a duodenal ulcer has healed. It is also...
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Famotidine Tablets
The active ingredient in famotidine is a histamine H2-receptor antagonist. Famotidine is [1-Amino-3[[[2- [(diaminomethylene)amino]-4-thiazolyl]-methyl]thio] propylidene] sulfamide and has the following structural formula:
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Famotidine
Competitively blocks histamine at H 2 receptors, particularly those in gastric parietal cells, leading to inhibition of gastric acid secretion.
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See also: Allergic Urticaria, Duodenal Ulcer, Duodenal Ulcer Prophylaxis, Erosive Esophagitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Indigestion, Pathological Hypersecretory Conditions, Peptic Ulcer, Stomach Ulcer, Upper GI Hemorrhage, Urticaria, Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

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