Drug brand Famocid (40 mg) is being manufactured and marketed by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The main active ingredient or salt in this drug is Famotidine. This drug comes in the form of Tablet. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 14 Tablet and is priced at Rs 5.06 (arround $0.07084 US Dollar)
The main active ingredient or salt in Famocid (40 mg) is Famotidine.
Prescription famotidine is used to treat ulcers (sores on the lining of the stomach or small intestine); gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD, a condition in which backward flow of acid from the stomach causes heartburn and injury of the esophagus
tube that connects the mouth and stomach
); and conditions where the stomach produces too much acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (tumors in the pancreas or small intestine that cause increased production of stomach acid). Over-the-counter famotidine is used to prevent and treat heartburn due to acid indigestion and sour stomach caused by eating or drinking certain foods or drinks. Famotidine is in a class of medications called H2 blockers. It works by decreasing the amount of acid made in the stomach.
Famocid (40 mg) - Famotidine - For more details on its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Famocid (40 mg) - Famotidine..
Generic Drug Substitutes for : Famocid (40 mg)
There are 56 brands listed here as Generic Substitutes for Famocid (40 mg), which have same salt or similar Generic composition (i.e. Famotidine-40 mg). Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a generic version of the prescribed drug brand, if any. So far as quality and performance of generic version is concerned, mostly, Generics with the same active ingredient (here i.e. Famotidine-40 mg), are just as appropriate and effective for patient treatment as otherwise, the prescribed branded one