Drug brand Famotidine (20 mg) (The Pharmed) is being manufactured and marketed by The Pharmed Research Lab Pvt 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 100 Tablet and is priced at Rs 45.00 (arround $0.63 US Dollar)
The main active ingredient or salt in Famotidine (20 mg) (The Pharmed) 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.
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Generic Drug Substitutes for : Famotidine (20 mg) (The Pharmed)
There are 63 brands listed here as Generic Substitutes for Famotidine (20 mg) (The Pharmed), which have same salt or similar Generic composition (i.e. Famotidine-20 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-20 mg), are just as appropriate and effective for patient treatment as otherwise, the prescribed branded one