brand name : FAMONEXT 20MG

Generic name : Famotidine

Basic Info

Use of Drug

Ulcers in the stomach and intestines. 
Duodenal or benign gastric ulcers, GERD
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Category Of Drug

Antihistamines

Side Effects

Easy bruising or bleeding
Fast or pounding heartbeat
Confusion, hallucinations, seizure
Numbness or tingly feeling
Jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes)
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation
Dry mouth
Dizziness, weakness, mood changes
Headache
Muscle cramps, joint pain

Drug Dose Information

Oral
Benign gastric and duodenal ulceration:
Adult: 40 mg daily at bedtime for 4-8 weeks or 20 mg twice daily. To prevent recurrence of duodenal ulceration: 20 mg at bedtime
may be taken.

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease:
Adult: 20 mg twice daily for 6-12 week or up to 40 mg twice daily if there is oesophageal ulceration. 
Maintenance dose: 20 mg twice daily may be given to prevent recurrence.
Child: 1-16 yr: 1-2 mg/kg/day divided twice daily up to 40 mg twice daily.

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Adult: Initially, 20 mg every 6 hr, up to 640 mg daily if necessary.
Child: 1-16 yr: 0.5-1 mg/kg/day up to 40 mg/ day, given once at bedtime or taken twice daily.

Non-ulcer dyspepsia:
Adult: 10 mg twice daily.

Heartburn:
Adult: 10 mg twice daily.

Intravenous
Benign gastric and duodenal ulceration:
Adult: 20 mg every 12 hr, as an injection over at least 2 minutes or as an infusion over 15- 30 minutes.

Precautions

Neonates
Renal insufficiency
Moderate or severe
Risk of CNS adverse effects
Longer elimination half-life of famotidine

Brand Information

Brand Name	FAMONEXT 20MG
Contains	Famotidine 20 mg
Manufacturer Name	Cadila Healthcare Limited

Brand Specifications
	Unit	Quantity	Price	Type
1	10's	1Strip	78.0000	Tablet

How To Take

It is available as a tablet taken orally, with or without food. It also available as a solution for injection to be administered by a healthcare provider into the vein.

Storage

Store it at controlled room temperature and in an airtight container. Keep away from children.

Contra Indications

Hypersensitivity to famotidine or any component of its products History of hypersensitivity to other H2-receptor antagonists

Interactions

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