Famotidine (Pepcid) and omeprazole (Prilosec) are popular effective treatment options for heartburn symptoms and are available as lower-cost generics. However, they differ in how they work ...

This trial was not powered to examine clinical events; however, there were no episodes of GI hemorrhage in the famotidine group compared with four in the placebo group. Omeprazole 20 mg daily has ...