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cimetidine::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tagamet |
| Type of | alkaliser, alkalizer, antacid, antiacid, gastric antacid, histamine blocker |
Examples of cimetidine
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Cimetidine reduces acid production in the stomach wall, allowing the ulcers to heal.
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After testing over 700 compounds, they finally hit upon cimetidine.
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Examples are cimetidine, ranitidine or the proton pump inhibitors such as lansoprazole and omeprazole.
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The first author of the cimetidine study was Butte's graduate student Marina Sirota, PhD, now at Pfizer.
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Cimetidine owes its origin to the discovery that there are two types of receptor sites for histamine.
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Black was also responsible for the development of cimetidine, a drug used in a similar manner to treat stomach ulcers.
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He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988 for work leading to the development of propranolol and cimetidine.
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He was greatly involved in the synthesis of cimetidine, at the time a revolutionary drug for the treatment and prevention of peptic ulcers.
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When corticosteroids are given in combination with praziquantel, cimetidine is also given, as corticosteroids decrease action of praziquantel by enhancing its first pass metabolism.
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When antacids don't provide enough relief, medications such as cimetidine, ranitidine, nizatidine or famotidine that help reduce the amount of acid the stomach produces are often prescribed.
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One article reports that a widely acclaimed ulcer drug called cimetidine is actually less effective than ordinary antacids in treating seriously ill patients suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding.
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- A drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid
- Cimetidine (INN) is a histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits the production of acid in the stomach. It is largely used in the treatment of heartburn and peptic ulcers. It is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline under the trade name Tagamet (sometimes Tagamet HB or Tagamet HB200). ...
- A drug usually used to treat stomach ulcers and heartburn. It is also commonly used in a regimen to prevent allergic reactions.
- An anti-histamine used primarily to inhibit gastric secretions in people with ulcers. It has been used as an adjunct in the treatment of alopecia areata for those patients that have developed tolerance to the effect of topical irritants, e.g., SADBE. The results of this approach have been mixed. ...
- A drug used to control ulcer pain and to aid in the healing of pepticu lcers by cutting down on the amount of acid the stomach secretes.
- An antiulcer drug that blocks histamine, a substance secreted by MAST CELLS that causes the symptoms of allergy. Cimetidine has been proposed as an IMMUNE-BASED THERAPY for HIV infection.
- Approved for treatment of peptic (stomach) ulcers.
- Concomitant administration of morphine and cimetidine has been reported to precipitate apnea, confusion and muscle twitching in an isolated report. Patients should be monitored for increased respiratory and CNS depression when receiving cimetidine concomitantly with AVINZA.
