Pepcid is a medication that reduces the amount of acid the stomach produces. Taking Pepcid may increase the body’s absorption of alcohol, but there are no known interactions between the substances.

What do Pepcid products treat? Pepcid products are commonly used to prevent and treat heartburn caused by acid indigestion and upset stomach. The main active ingredient in Pepcid is famotidine, which ...

Famotidine 20mg/50mL; soln for IV infusion; preservative-free. Famotidine is a competitive inhibitor of histamine-2 (H2) receptors. The primary clinically important pharmacologic activity of ...

For occasional heartburn, you might want to take famotidine (Pepcid) at least 15 minutes before eating. But the best time to take famotidine depends on the cause of your acid reflux. Famotidine ...

Famotidine, sold under the brand name Pepcid and its generic form, is often the first-line treatment for stomach ulcers. A stomach ulcer is a painful sore that develops in the stomach lining or small ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What are your thoughts of Pepcid versus Prilosec for stomach reflux? My husband isn’t getting much relief from Prilosec, and his doctor recommended switching. -- D.L.G. ANSWER: ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A recent study suggests that famotidine, an active ingredient in the over-the-counter antacid drug Pepcid, might improve a coronavirus patient’s chance of recovery. The study looked ...

The over-the-counter antacid Pepcid is trending online and it's not because we all have collective heartburn over the coronavirus epidemic. News leaked this week that a health network in New York City ...

NEW YORK -- Over the past few weeks researchers have been studying a new potential treatment for COVID-19 and it might not be what many people expect. Researchers at Northwell Health have been ...

The bad news for heartburn sufferers, of course, is that Zantac and its ranitidine generics have, perhaps for years, contained a suspected carcinogen without the FDA knowing it. The good news is that ...