Heartburn Relief

Alternate Name: Tagamet HB

Description: Famotidine is a generic drug prescribed for the treatment of certain types of ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and other conditions as prescribed by your doctor. The estimated price of Famotidine is around $19 for 60, 20 mg tablets. However, you can use our free LowerMyRx coupon card to save on Famotidine prices at a participating pharmacy near you.

Dosage Form: Bottle

Administration Route: By mouth

Drug Class: Antiulcer, Gastric Acid Secretion Inhibitor

Generic Available: No

Strength: 10 MG

Warnings: Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breast feeding. Tell your doctor if you have a history of heart disease, kidney disease, or liver disease. Make sure your doctor knows if you have painful heartburn that also causes dizziness, sweating, chest or shoulder pain, trouble breathing, or trouble swallowing. Tell your doctor if you have unexpectedly lost weight. Avoid using this medicine if you are vomiting. Avoid smoking tobacco while you are using cimetidine. Smoking may cause the medicine to not work properly. If you have had ongoing heartburn for 3 months or longer, you may have a serious medical problem. Stop using this medicine and call your doctor. Unexplained fever, unusual bruising.

Food Warnings: You should not use antacids within 1 hour before or after taking cimetidine., You should not use ketoconazole within 2 hours before or after taking cimetidine., Make sure your doctor knows if you also use carmustine (BiCNU®), chloroquine (Aralen®), dofetilide (Tikosyn®), meperidine (Demerol®), morphine, theophylline (Theo-Dur®, Slo-Bid®), or tizanidine (Zanaflex®). Your doctor should know if you use blood thinners (such as Coumadin®), seizure medicine, or medicine to treat asthma or heart conditions., Avoid large amounts of coffee or aspirin while using cimetidine., If you have had ongoing heartburn for 3 months or longer, you may have a serious medical problem. Stop using this medicine and call your doctor.