What is Famotidine?
Famotidine is inhibits gastric secretions and is used as maintenance therapy and treatment of duodenal ulcer; treatment of gastroesophageal reflux, active benign gastric ulcer, and pathological hypersecretory conditions. OTC it is used for relief of heartburn, acid indigestion, and sour stomach.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartburn (reflux) | 11 |
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2 | |||
| Other | 9 |
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1 | ||||
| Reflux | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux) | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Nausea | 4 |
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1 |
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Famotidine. See all 12 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Course of treatment ended
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4 | 36% |
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Other
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3 | 27% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 18% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 18% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- sista
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- sista
- 40 mg/5 mL daily
- since Nov 13, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Nausea
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips take when needed See full evaluation
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Report created on November 21, 2009.