Chemmart Famotidine

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Լեզու: անգլերեն

Աղբյուրը: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

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Famotidine

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Apotex Pty Ltd

Դաս:

Medicine Registered

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CHEMMART FAMOTIDINE

_Contains the active ingredient famotidine_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION

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WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
READ THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE
TAKING YOUR MEDICINE.
This leaflet answers some common
questions about famotidine. It does
not contain all the available
information. It does not take the
place of talking to your doctor or
pharmacist.
The information in this leaflet was
last updated on the date listed on the
last page. More recent information on
this medicine may be available.
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against the benefits they expect it
will have for you.
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individual diagnosis.
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WHAT THIS MEDICINE IS
USED FOR
The name of your medicine is
Chemmart Famotidine Tablets. It
contains the active ingredient
famotidine.
Famotidine belongs to a group of
medicines called H2-antagonists. It is
used to:
It is used to:
•
Treat peptic ulcers.
 Depending on the position of the
ulcer it is called a gastric or
duodenal ulcer. A gastric ulcer
occurs in the stomach and a
duodenal ulcer occurs in the
duodenum, which is the tube
leading from the stomach. These
ulcers usually cause pain and
indigestion which is felt between
the navel and the breast bone. The
pain may occur before or after
meals, or in the middle of the
night. Famotidine also helps to
stop duodenal ulcers coming
back.
•
Treat Zollinger Ellison
Syndrome, a rare condition
caused by too much acid
production in the stomach.
•
Treat and relieve symptoms of
Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux
Disease.
 This is caused by t

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Product Information 
– Australia 
Chemmart Famotidine Tablets 
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CHEMMART FAMOTIDINE TABLETS 

INTRODUCTION 
Famotidine is a competitive inhibitor of histamine H2-receptors.
The primary clinically important 
pharmacological activity of famotidine
is inhibition of gastric juice secretion.
Famotidine reduces the 
acid and pepsin content, as well as the volume of basal,
nocturnal and stimulated gastric secretion. 

NAME OF THE MEDICINE 
Famotidine. 

Chemical Name: 
3-[[[2-[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]-4-thiazolyl]methyl]thio]-N-
(aminosulfonyl)propanimidamide. It is a guanylthiazole derivative. 

Structural Formula: 

Molecular Formula: 
C
8
H
15
N
7
O
2
S
3

Molecular Weight: 
337.45 

CAS Registry Number:  76824-35-6 

DESCRIPTION 
Famotidine  is  a  white  to  pale-yellow  non-hygroscopic  crystalline  substance

with  a  molecular  weight  of 
337.43. It is very slightly soluble in water and practically insoluble in ethanol, acetone, ethyl acetate, ether 
and chloroform. It is freely soluble in glacial acetic acid. 

Each  tablet  contains  20mg  or  40mg  as  the  active  ingredient.  In  addition,  each  tablet  contains  the 
following  inactive  ingredients:  Pregelatinised  maize  starch,  microcrystalline  cellulose,  magnesium 
stearate, purified talc, Opadry Buff OY-3690 (20mg only) and Opadry Buff OY-3682 (40mg only). 

PHARMACOLOGYPHARMACODYNAMICS   
Gastrointestinal Effects 
Famotidine  is  a  competitive  inhibitor  of  histamine  H
2
-receptors.  The  primary  clinically  important 
pharmacological  activity  of  famotidine  is  inhibition  of  gastric  secretion.  Both  the  acid  and  pepin 
concentration  and  volume  of  gastric  secretion  are  suppressed  by  famotidine,  while  changes  in�