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Pepcid (Famotidine) - monitoring more than 11,000 patients

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What does it do?

This product is used in the treatment of GERD and gastric or duodenal ulcers. It works by reducing stomach acid production.

Last text update: 2010-12-15

Last data update: 2012-01-14

Usage:

Pepcid is most commonly used to treat the conditions below, together with the percentage of all people taking the medication for the particular condition.

Heartburn/GERD	93%
Stomach Ulcers	14%
Gastric Protection	4%

General Information:

6.6: Pepcid Average Satisfaction Score

84% of patients are at least somewhat satisfied with Pepcid.
06% of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Pepcid

MediGuard regularly polls our more than 11,000 users taking Pepcid (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM). This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of the MediGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@mediguard.org.

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My wife was prescribed pepcid for heartburn and acid upset stomach. soon it started causeing abnormal fellings about the location of the heart,so she stopped takeing it,I take it occsionaly and it seems to work for me ok.

82 year old – Source: MediGuard
Posted: 2011-06-25 01:12:14

I have been using the brand Pepcid 40M for the past 10 years, however my insurance company refuses to pay for the brand and suggested a generic called Famotidine 40M instead. I have tried it and am not certain if it is working the same way Pepcid did. I have been having hair loss and that disturbs me and am not too certain as to why I am taking this, my doctor thinks that it is taking care of black stools that I get occasionally. This is very confusing to me and wonder if the generic medication can cause any of some of the side effects, because the brand Pepcid seemed to work much better to me. 87 year old Female-MediGuard

87 year old – Source: MediGuard
Posted: 2011-01-07 10:48:51

It has been great in helping me for the last few months.I have u colitis,I would say it helps use it

54 year old – Source: MediGuard
Posted: 2010-07-24 14:17:42

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