- famotidine
- A histamine H2 antagonist used in the treatment of duodenal ulcers to reduce hydrochloric acid secretion.
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fa·mo·ti·dine fə-'mōt-ə-.dīn, -.dēn n an H2 antagonist C8H15N7O2S3 used to inhibit gastric acid secretion esp. in the short-term treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease and in the treatment of disorders (as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome) involving gastric acid hypersecretion see PEPCID* * *
n.an H2-receptor antagonist (see antihistamine) used for the treatment of duodenal ulcers and conditions of excessive gastric acid secretion, such as the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. It is administered by mouth and intravenously; side-effects are headache, diarrhoea, and dizziness. Trade name: Pepcid.* * *
fam·o·ti·dine (fam-oґtĭ-dīn) [USP] a histamine H2 receptor antagonist; it inhibits gastric acid secretion and is used in the prophylaxis and treatment of peptic ulcer, the relief of symptoms associated with hyperacidity, and the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease and of pathologic gastric hypersecretion, as that associated with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; administered orally or intravenously.
Medical dictionary. 2011.