Prescription famotidine oral tablet is available as a generic drug and as a brand-name drug. The brand name is Pepcid. Generic drugs usually cost less than the brand-name version. In some cases, they ...

Results from a fully remote randomized, outpatient clinical trial encourage the additional study of the active ingredient in common heartburn medication to help with COVID-19 treatment MANHASSET, N.Y.

Pepcid products are commonly used to prevent and treat heartburn caused by acid indigestion and upset stomach. The main active ingredient in Pepcid is famotidine, which belongs to a class of medicines ...

NEW YORK -- Over the past few weeks researchers have been studying a new potential treatment for COVID-19 and it might not be what many people expect. Researchers at Northwell Health have been ...

MANHASSET, New York (WABC) -- A heartburn drug commonly known as Pepcid has been shown to reduce COVID-19 symptoms and inflammation in the body, according to results published in a clinical trial on ...

Description The goal of the trial was to evaluate treatment with famotidine compared with placebo among patients taking low-dose aspirin. Hypothesis Famotidine would be more effective in preventing ...