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famotidine

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Main Entry: fa·mo·ti·dine
Pronunciation: f&-'mOt-&-"dIn, -"dEn
Function: noun
: an H2 antagonistC8H15N7O2S3 used to inhibit gastric acid secretion especially in the short-term treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers and gastroesophagealreflux disease and in the treatment of pathological hypersecretory conditions (as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome)—see PEPCID
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famotidine fa·mo·ti·dine (fə-mō'tĭ-dēn')
n.
A histamine H2 antagonist used in the treatment of duodenal ulcers.

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