Category:
Digestive System Drugs
CAS NO:
76824-35-6
Standard:
In-house Standards,
Famotidine is a competitive histamine H2-receptor antagonist, and the main pharmacodynamic effect of famotidine is to cause the inhibition of gastric secretion. Famotidine on decomposition releases toxic products such as carbon oxides (CO, CO2), nitrogen oxides (NO, NO2), and sulphur oxides (SO2, SO3).
Famotidine is a potent H2 receptor antagonist utilized in acid suppression therapy. Manufactured via condensation of 2-cyano-1-methyl-2-nitroethene with thiosemicarbazide, its molecular formula is C8H15N7O2S4 and CAS number is 59190-65-5.
Contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity; requires storage below 25°C in dry conditions to maintain stability.