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Famotidine

Famotidine (Pepcid) is an H2 receptor antagonist used to treat duodenal and gastric ulcers, GERD, and hypersecretory conditions. It works by competitively inhibiting histamine at H2 receptor sites, decreasing gastric acid secretion. Common side effects include headache, diarrhea, dry mouth, and rash. Nursing care involves assessing for abdominal pain or signs of bleeding, ensuring proper administration and storage of oral suspensions, and monitoring patients with kidney dysfunction.

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Famotidine

Famotidine (Pepcid) is an H2 receptor antagonist used to treat duodenal and gastric ulcers, GERD, and hypersecretory conditions. It works by competitively inhibiting histamine at H2 receptor sites, decreasing gastric acid secretion. Common side effects include headache, diarrhea, dry mouth, and rash. Nursing care involves assessing for abdominal pain or signs of bleeding, ensuring proper administration and storage of oral suspensions, and monitoring patients with kidney dysfunction.

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Generic Trade Classificati Dosage Mechani Indication Contraindi Side Effects Nursing Care

Name Name on sm of cation


action
Famotidine Pepcid H2 ♥-adults: for Competi ♥Short-term Contraindi ♥CNS: ♥assess
receptor acute therapy, tively treatment for cated in headache, patient for
antagonist 40 mg P.O. once inhibits duodenal ulcer patients dizziness, fever, abdominal
daily at bedtime action of hypertensi malaise, pain. Look for
or 20 mg P.O. histamin ve to drug. paresthesia, blood in
b.i.d. healing e on the vertigo. emesis, stool
usually occurs H2 at ♥CV: flushing, or gastric
within 4 weeks. receptor palpitations. aspirate.
For sites of ♥EENT: orbital ♥oral
maintenance parietal edema, tinnitus. suspension
therapy, 20 mg cells, ♥G.I.: anorexia, must be
P.O. once daily decreasi constipation, reconstituted
at bedtime. ng diarrhea, dry and shaken
gastric mouth, taste before use.
♥-adults: 40 mg acid ♥short-term perversion. ♥store
P.O. daily at sectretio treatment for ♥Musculoskeleta reconstituted
bedtime for 8 n. benign gastric l: bone & muscle oral
weeks. ulcer pain. suspension
-children ages 1 ♥Skin: acne, dry below 86oF
to 16: skin. (30oC).
0.5mg/kg/day ♥Other: transient Discard after
P.O. at bedtime irritation at I.V. 30 days.
or divided b.i.d., site.
up to 40 mg
daily.

♥-adults: 20mg ♥pathologic


P.O. q 6 hours, hypersecretory
up to 160 mg q conditions (such
6 hours. as Zollinger-
Ellison
syndrome)

♥-adults: 20mg ♥Hospitalized


I.V. q 12 hours patients who can’t
take oral drug or
who have
intractable ulcers
or hypersecretory
conditions
♥-adults: 20 mg ♥Gastroesophage
P.O. b.i.d. for up al reflux disease
to 6 weeks. For (GERD)
esophagitis
caused by
GERD, 20 to 40
mg b.i.d. for up
to 12 weeks.
-children ages 1
to 16:
1mg/kg/day
P.O. divided
twice daily up
to 40 mg b.i.d.

♥-adults: 10mg ♥to prevent or


Pepcid AC P.O. treat heartburn
1 hour before
meals to prevent
symptoms, or
10 mg Pepcid
AC P.O. with
water when
symptoms
occur.
Maximum daily
dose is 20 mg.
drug shouldn’t
be taken daily
for longer than
2 weeks.
Adjust-a-dose:
for patients with
creatinine
clearance below
50 ml/minute,
give half the
dose or increase
dosing interval
to q 36 to 48
hours.

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