Femotidine 20mg Tablet is an antacid that reduces the amount of acid produced by your stomach, used to treat and prevent heartburn, indigestion, and stomach ulcers.

Introduction:
Femotidine 20mg Tablet is an antacid that reduces the amount of acid produced by your stomach. It is used to treat and prevent heartburn, indigestion, and stomach ulcers. It is also commonly prescribed to prevent stomach ulcers and heartburn caused due to the use of painkillers. The medicine must be swallowed whole with water before or after a meal. The medicine must be taken in the dose and duration advised by the doctor. This medicine should relieve indigestion and heartburn within a few hours. If the symptoms persist or get worse even after 14 days of treatment, you should consult your doctor immediately.

Dosage Form:
Tablet

Side Effects:
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness
  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation

How to Use:
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Femotidine 20mg Tablet is to be taken with food.

How it Works:
Femotidine 20mg Tablet is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist. It works by reducing the acid produced in the stomach. This helps to relieve acid-related indigestion and heartburn.

Quick Tips:
  • Take it with or without food.
  • Take other medications to treat acidity 2 hours before or after taking Femotidine 20mg Tablet.
  • Avoid taking soft drinks, citrus fruits like orange and lemon.
  • Inform your doctor if you do not feel better after taking Femotidine 20mg Tablet for 2 weeks.
  • Inform your doctor if you have ever been diagnosed with kidney disease.
  • Do not stop taking the medication without talking to your doctor.

Interacting Drugs:
  • Efavirenz
  • Nevirapine
  • Acarbose
  • Atazanavir

Alcohol Warning:
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Femotidine 20mg Tablet.

Pregnancy Warning:
Femotidine 20mg Tablet is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies.

Breastfeeding Warning:
Femotidine 20mg Tablet is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.

medicine

Femotidine 20mg Tablet

strip of 10.0 tablets
Prescription required
Manufacturer
Densa Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Salt Composition
Famotidine (20mg)
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