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Famotidine: Famot Uses and Benefits of Famot Tablets

Muzammil
2 min readJan 7, 2025

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Famotidine is one of the widely prescribed medicines which is also referred to by the people under the name Famot. Famot is the one belonging to the category of histamine-2 blockers. It has been prescribed as one of the commonly prescribed medicines to most patients for their common, gastric, or esophageal complaints. We will discuss how it is utilized and what advantages it has for human beings, along with side effects.

What is Famotidine?

Famotidine is an antacid, which works by inhibiting the production of stomach acid. This is accomplished by the inhibition of the action of histamine, which is a chemical that acts to stimulate the production of stomach acid. It reduces the severity of heartburn, indigestion, and stomach pain.

Uses of Famot Tablets

Famot tablets are prescribed for the following diseases:

1. GERD : It reduces symptoms of GERD such as heartburn and regurgitation. 2. Peptic Ulcer Disease: The drug is used for the management of peptic ulcers that involves ulcers either in the stomach or first part of the duodenum
3. Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: In some cases it acts as a cure for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome whose condition involves in stomach, where…

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