Histamine
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Histamine H2 Antagonists-drug
Type of Drug
Anti-ulcer drugs.
How The Drug Works
Histamine H2 antagonists reduce acid in the stomach by blocking one of the chemical transmitters (histamine) that is responsible for stimulating the production of stomach acid.
Uses
To treat and prevent recurrence of duodenal (first part of small intestine) ulcers.
To treat gastric (stomach) ulcers.
To prevent recurrence of gastric (stomach) ulcers (ranitidine only).
To treat hypersecretory (increased acid secretion) conditions (eg, Zollinger Ellison syndrome).
To treat erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) (reflux of stomach acid into the Food pipe, which causes heartburn).
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