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A histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits the production of acid in the stomach, mainly used to treat heartburn and peptic ulcers, but notorious for causing male impotence.
Examples of cimetidine in a Sentence
Drugs that may decrease PTH include cimetidine and propranolol.
While you are having lomustine, do not take cimetidine without telling your doctor first.
Cimetidine treatment for Androgenetic Alopecia in Women cimetidine treatment for Androgenetic Alopecia in Women Cimetidine is sold under the brand name Tagamet.
Common H2 blockers are nizatidine (Axid), ranitidine (Zantac), famotidine (Pepcid), and cimetidine (Tagamet).
Cimetidine (Tagamet) increases the effects of diazepam, clonazepam, and clorazepate.
These include oral contraceptives that contain estrogen, the antiarrhythmia drug mexiletine (Mexitil), and the ulcer drug cimetidine (Tagamet).
Tricylic antidepressants should not be taken with the gastric acid inhibitor cimetidine (Tagamet), since this increases the blood levels of the tricyclic compound.