Essential Nutrients Depletion While Using Pepcid

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Pepcid

Brand name: Pepcid
Generic name: Famotidine

While using Pepcid: depletion or interference with calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin B12, folate and vitamin D may occur. If using this prescription drug for the prevention and treatment of acid- related conditions, you need: NutraMD Antacid Essential Nutrients replacements - Buy Now!

Pepcid is prescribed for the short-term treatment of active duodenal ulcer (4 to 8 weeks and for active, benign gastric ulcers, for 6 to 8 weeks. It is prescribed for maintenance therapy, at reduced dosage, after a duodenal ulcer has healed. It is also used for short-term treatment of GERD, a condition in which the acid contents of the stomach flow back into the food canal (esophagus), and for resulting inflammation of the esophagus. And it is prescribed for certain diseases that cause the stomach to produce excessive quantities of acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Pepcid belongs to a class of drugs known as histamine H2 blockers.

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Histamine is a natural chemical that stimulates stomach cells to produce acid. Pepcid belongs to a class of medications called H2-blockers that inhibit the action of histamine on stomach cells, thus reducing stomach acid production.

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