Famotidine

Famotidine was introduced in mid 1970s. Famotidine is a histamine H2 receptor blocker and inhibits secretion of gastric acid produced by histamine. itused to treat and prevent duodenal and peptic ulcers, zollinger-ellison syndrome (hypersecretion of HCl) to treat gastroesophageal reflux disorder (heart burn).


Brands
FAMORJINE FAMORJINE FOMEN FOMEN FOMEN KOTIDINE KOTIDINE FEMOCERAN FEMOCERAN FEMOCERAN FAMOTID DUONOL CHEWFAM ULCEMAL ULCEMAL BEPSIN BEPSIN BEPSIN YAMADIN YAMADIN PEPTILOC PEPTILOC NOCER NOCER FAMOBEX FAMOBEX FAMOBEX FAMTINE FAMTINE ULCEPEP-20 ULCEPEP-20 ULCEPEP-40 FANITIN FANITIN H2F H2F FLODIN FLODIN STOLEE FADIPHINE FADIPHINE FADIPHINE GASTRODINE CANTIL CANTIL CANTIL FAMOPSIN FAMOPSIN ULFAM ULFAM FOMICID FOMICID FOMICID FM 20 AMOTIDE AMOTIDE ZECID PEPCIMED PEPCIMED PEPCIMED QUAMATEL QUAMATEL OPTIFAM OPTIFAM PEPCIDINE NENCID NENCID FAMODINE FAMODINE NOCID NOCID PEPTON FAMRON FAMRON FAMRON FEMAS FEMAS FEMAS FENCID FENCID ULCOFIN ULCOFIN REDUCID REDUCID REDUCID REDUCID PLACID QUCID-40 H2BF H2BF H2BF H2BF CONCID CONCID PANALBA PANALBA UL-SAFE UL-SAFE ULCENIL ULCENIL ULCENIL ULCENIL HISIS HISIS FAMULCER FAMULCER FAMULCER FAMULCER G-MET TULIP TULIP PANDONA PANDONA PEPTIBAN PEPTIBAN PEPTIBAN PEPTIBAN POLYPEP POLYPEP POLYPEP FAMOTOP FAMOTOP HILER HILER HILER GEPEP GEPEP DUCID DUCID ALADIN DEWREL DISPERSIBLE EFREL GASTER GASTER APSIN APSIN APSIN FACID FACID LOACID FAMID FAMID PEPFIN PEPFIN ULCIBAN ULCIBAN WELFAM WELFAM ZEPSIN ZEPSIN ZEPSIN ARDFAME ARDFAME TINOPEP TINOPEP FAMOSCOT FAMOSCOT FAMOSCOT FAMOSCOT ULFARID ULFARID FAMOGEN FAMOGEN FAMOGEM FAMONON FAMONON CAPCID CAPCID CAPCID HYCOCID HYCOCID NOBAR NOBAR SAC-40 ATODINE ATODINE FAMORAX FAMORAX RECID RECID PEPDIS BAN-ULCER ULCEFAME TASOFAM FAMACE GASTOCH GASTOCH GASTOCH ACICON ACICON ACICON ACICON PEPNIC ISPEP ISPEP GD-CID FADIN TAGAFAM DISPERSIBLE ULCARE PEPGARD PEPGARD KAMCID KAMCID KAMCID FAMODIN FM 40 KALFOT KALFOT NEOFAM NEOFAM NEOFAM SERVIBET FAMOWAN NUTAM FEDOHIT-40 FAMTAZA FAMTAZA FAMTAZA ZEBID ZEBID FEDCID FEDCID PEPCIRON PEPRID PEPRID FAMOT-20 FAMOT-40 FAMOT-40 PEPCIFINE PEPCIFINE VEFAM VEFAM KETACID KETACID PAPSID AKSOPEP CUROFAM CUROFAM NEUTIDIN FEMODINE FEMODINE ACIDROL FEMME FEMME FEMME H2-FOZ H2-FOZ RICER RICER SO-FEM SO-FEM NOVIFAM NOVIFAM DELFAMO-Z QINCID QINCID BRIMDIN BRIMDIN PEPTIBAN DISPERSIBLE PEPTIBAN DISPERSIBLE FLUT 40 GASTAPIL NOGACID NOGACID NOGACID GASTRIDINE GASTRIDINE GASTRIDINE PEPMON PEPMON GIMED GIMED GIMED ALTAD ALTAD PRILOSEC PRILOSEC EPIDINE FAMCIDINE FAMCIDINE FASTINE FASTINE R-CID BASIL BASIL NO-ACID NO-ACID FAMO RAINS FAGASTRIL FAGASTRIL FAGASTRIL ULCERX FAMCET FAMCET DA UL SAMARK FAMOPEP FAMOPEP FAPCID FOTEL FUMOTA FAMITINE FAMITINE FD 40 AFOMIT AFOMIT LYOFAM LYOFAM MAX-H2 NOBAR CHEWABLE FAMOCIN FAMOCIN FAMOSIB FAMOSIB FAMOSIB FAMOSURE FAMOT HODINE NO-UL PEPRAX PHARMOTIDINE PHARMOTIDINE PITFAM PITFAM PULFAME STOMACHCARE STOMACHCARE RESID RESID TABRODINE TABRODINE TIFAM ULSIN ULSIN VIE-D FAM PH SHAW WISFA PEPDINE PEPDINE PEPDINE FAMUS FAMUS MARIPEP FAMDIN FAMDIN FAMDIN FAMTAB FAMTAB FAMODAY FAMOSAF FOGO HEPSIN HEPSIN MOTN MOTN PEPGEN PEPGEN SURFAC SURFAC VOLVIC VOLVIC XEGERD PAPCINIL PEPTIBAN-AC FAMCARE FAMGIC FAMOTIDINE FAMTAC FAMBRIA MOT MOT OTOFAM U-FIT U-FIT LITZ SERVIPEP FEAWEL JEVITY JEVITY JEVITY JEVITY JEVITY
Adult Dose
Dose: 20 mg
Single Dose: 20 (20)
Frequency: 12 hourly
Route: IV
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Neonatal
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Paedriatic
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Characteristics
Famotidine also known as Famotidin, Famotidin, Famotidin. . It is of Synthetic origin and belongs to Sulphamoylpropionamidine. It belongs to H2-antagonist pharmacological group on the basis of mechanism of action. The Molecular Weight of Famotidine is 337.50. Its pKa is 7.1.
Contraindications
Famotidine is contraindicated in conditions like Hypersensitivity,Gastric malignancy.
Effects
Famotidine produces potentially life-threatening effects which include Blood dyscrasias. which are responsible for the discontinuation of Famotidine therapy.The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Famotidine include Hypotension, Tachycardia, Emesis, Restlessness.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Famotidine are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Dizziness, Headache, Diarrhea, Constipation, Bradycardia, Jaundice, Mental confusion, Hypotension, Renal failure, Epidermal necrolysis.
Indications
Famotidine is primarily indicated in conditions like Benign gastric and duodenal ulceration, Benign gastric ulcer, Duodenal ulceration, Duodenal ulcer, Duodenal ulcer relapse prophylaxis, Reflux oesophagitis, Zollinger-ellison syndrome, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Dyspepsia, Heart burn.
Interactions
Famotidine is known to interact with other drugs, the details of drug interactions is as follows:DrugDetailsSeverityOnsetManagementAlcoholLevel of ethanol is increasedCeftibutenKetoconazoleAbsorption of Ketoconazole is reduced when administerd with famotidineMagnesium TrisilicateBioavailability of Famotidine is decreased when administered with antacids (e.g Magnesium Trisilicate)ProbenecidProbenecid Increases Plasma Concentration of FamotidineSodium DiatrizoateShould not be use concurrently without informing doctor. These interactions are sometimes beneficial and sometimes may pose threats to life. Always consult your physician for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required.
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Risks
Drug should not be given to Pregnant Mothers, and patients suffering from Kidney dysfunction.If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
Storage
Inj Store in refrigerator. Protect from Sunlight. Oral Susp (reconstituted) Store at room temperature. Do not Freeze. Use within Use within 30 days if kept at room temperature. Tab Store in a well closed container, at room temperature.
Warnings
Famotidine should be used with caution in patients with impaired kidney or liver function. Intravenous injection should be given slowly and intravenous infusion is recommended in patients with cardiovascular impairment.
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