Description
Famotidine reduces the amount of gastric secretion, suppresses the concentration of pepsin and acid, and lowers the amount of gastric acid produced. It suppresses the production of gastric acid at rest and during sleep, as well as when the stomach is stimulated by food, coffee, insulin, and pentagastrin.
Ingredients
Famotidine
Drug Class
Histamine H2-receptor antagonists
Uses
Famotidine is utilized for the following therapeutic indications:
- Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Management of peptic ulcers
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
- Prevention of stress-induced mucosal disease
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