Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
fa·mo·ti·dine Pronunciation:
f&-'mOt-&-"dIn, -"dEn Function:
noun : an H
2 antagonistC
8H
15N
7O
2S
3 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
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