Famotidine 40 mg
Name: Famotidine
Drug class: H2 blockers
Dosage form: Tablet
Ingredients: Each tablet contains 20 or 40 mg famotidine.
Mechanism of action: It reduces gastric acid secretion by blocking H2 receptors.
Indications:
Duodenal, gastric, or gastrointestinal ulcers
Severe gastric acid secretion disorders
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Drug class: H2 blockers
Dosage form: Tablet
Ingredients: Each tablet contains 20 or 40 mg famotidine.
Mechanism of action: It reduces gastric acid secretion by blocking H2 receptors.
Indications:
Duodenal, gastric, or gastrointestinal ulcers
Severe gastric acid secretion disorders
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Name: Famotidine
Drug class: H2 blockers
Dosage form: Tablet
Ingredients: Each tablet contains 20 or 40 mg famotidine.
Mechanism of action: It reduces gastric acid secretion by blocking H2 receptors.
Indications:
Duodenal, gastric, or gastrointestinal ulcers
Severe gastric acid secretion disorders
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Dosage and administration:
Take famotidine exactly at the dose and for the duration prescribed by the doctor for your current condition.
The common doses are as follows:
The common dose in adults to treat gastric and duodenal ulcers:
40 mg/day before at bedtime, or 20 mg twice/ day
Maintenance dose: 20 mg/day at bedtime
Length of treatment: 8 weeks
Common dose in adults withGERD:
20 mg twice/day
Length of treatment: Up to 6 weeks
Common dose in adults with the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Starting with 20 mg every 6 hours
Maximum dose: 160 mg every 6 hours
Of course, your doctor may change the dose and length of treatment depending on your condition.
Side-effects: Any medication may cause adverseeffects in addition to its desired therapeutic effects, although not everybody shows all the side effects. Evidence suggests that famotidine is well tolerated and has few side effects.
Its most common side effects are headaches, confusion, constipation, or diarrhea.
The uptake of antifungals (itraconazole, ketoconazole, etc.) is reduced when simultaneously taken with famotidine, so take ketoconazole at least 2 hours before famotidine.
Contraindications:
Do not take this medication if you are allergic to it or to any of its ingredients.
Do not take famotidine if you have a history of allergy to any drug of this class (ranitidine, cimetidine, etc.).
This medication is not recommended in pregnancy. It can be usedduring pregnancy only at the doctor’s discretion and if its benefits outweigh its possible adverse effects.
This medication is not recommended during lactation. Famotidine is secreted in milk. Therefore, it may harm the infant and disrupt acid secretion in its digestive system. If you have to use famotidine, stop lactating when taking this medication.
Drug class: H2 blockers
Dosage form: Tablet
Ingredients: Each tablet contains 20 or 40 mg famotidine.
Mechanism of action: It reduces gastric acid secretion by blocking H2 receptors.
Indications:
Duodenal, gastric, or gastrointestinal ulcers
Severe gastric acid secretion disorders
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Dosage and administration:
Take famotidine exactly at the dose and for the duration prescribed by the doctor for your current condition.
The common doses are as follows:
The common dose in adults to treat gastric and duodenal ulcers:
40 mg/day before at bedtime, or 20 mg twice/ day
Maintenance dose: 20 mg/day at bedtime
Length of treatment: 8 weeks
Common dose in adults withGERD:
20 mg twice/day
Length of treatment: Up to 6 weeks
Common dose in adults with the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Starting with 20 mg every 6 hours
Maximum dose: 160 mg every 6 hours
Of course, your doctor may change the dose and length of treatment depending on your condition.
Side-effects: Any medication may cause adverseeffects in addition to its desired therapeutic effects, although not everybody shows all the side effects. Evidence suggests that famotidine is well tolerated and has few side effects.
Its most common side effects are headaches, confusion, constipation, or diarrhea.
The uptake of antifungals (itraconazole, ketoconazole, etc.) is reduced when simultaneously taken with famotidine, so take ketoconazole at least 2 hours before famotidine.
Contraindications:
Do not take this medication if you are allergic to it or to any of its ingredients.
Do not take famotidine if you have a history of allergy to any drug of this class (ranitidine, cimetidine, etc.).
This medication is not recommended in pregnancy. It can be usedduring pregnancy only at the doctor’s discretion and if its benefits outweigh its possible adverse effects.
This medication is not recommended during lactation. Famotidine is secreted in milk. Therefore, it may harm the infant and disrupt acid secretion in its digestive system. If you have to use famotidine, stop lactating when taking this medication.
