On Wednesday, the FDA released the results of preliminary tests of safer, carcinogen-free antacid alternatives, including the likes of Pepcid (famotidine), Tagamet (cimetidine), Nexium ...

The FDA Wednesday said that preliminary tests of alternatives including Pepcid (famotidine), Tagamet (cimetidine), Nexium (esomeprazole), Prevacid (lansoprazole) and Prilosec (omeprazole) found no ...

The best time to take famotidine (Pepcid) depends on the condition you’re taking it to treat. We cover all the dosing guidelines.

Proton pump inhibitors, such as Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium, or so-called H2 blockers, such as Zantac, Pepcid and Tagamet, were linked to a 50 percent increased risk of developing multiple ...

Heartburn and indigestion are common when you're pregnant. The good news? You have options for treatment, including Pepcid, in pregnancy.

In October, the FDA said preliminary tests of alternatives including Pepcid (famotidine), Tagamet (cimetidine), Nexium (esomeprazole), Prevacid (lansoprazole) and Prilosec (omeprazole) found no N ...

The heartburn drugs in question included both proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) -- brands like Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium -- and H2 blockers, such as Zantac, Pepcid and Tagamet, the study authors said.

Once we invented newer drugs, like Pepcid, Nexium, and Prilosec, that block acid from being excreted into the stomach rather than neutralize it when it’s already there, the cases of milk-alkali ...

Popular heartburn medications such as Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium could lead to an increased risk of chronic kidney disease, according to a recently released report.

Products like famotidine (Pepcid -AC) are called histamine -2 blockers or H2 blockers. These drugs reduce production of stomach acid and are available in prescription-strength or in lower doses in ...

In addition to chronic kidney disease, PPI users also had higher rates of acute kidney injury, end-stage kidney failure, and ...