Famotidine (H2-Receptor Antagonist)
Treatment for Peptic ulcer disease
Typical Dosage: 20-40mg once or twice daily
Effectiveness
70%
Safety Score
80%
Clinical Trials
4
Participants
100K
Comparative Safety Scale(Higher is safer)
Cyanide☠️
Meth💀
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Chemo☢️
Alcohol🍺
Morphine💊
Antibiotics💉
Tylenol💊
Exercise🏃
Water💧
80
DangerousModerateSafe
Treatment Details
Dosage Range
20-40mg once or twice daily
Time to Effect
1-2 weeks for symptom relief, 6-8 weeks for healing
Treatment Duration
6-8 weeks for acute, often longer for maintenance
Evidence Quality
HIGHNumber Needed to Treat (NNT)
5(Treat 5 patients to see 1 additional successful outcome)
Number Needed to Harm (NNH)
100(Treat 100 patients to see 1 additional serious adverse event)
Confidence Score
90%confidence in effectiveness data
Health Economics
Annual Cost of Care
Drug Cost:$30
Monitoring:$100
Side Effect Mgmt:$10
Total Annual:$140
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Cost-Effectiveness Rating
EXCELLENTICER
$8,000/QALY
QALYs Gained
0.15
Outcome-Based Costs
Cost per Responder
$200
Cost per Remission
$233.33
Famotidine (H2-Receptor Antagonist) Outcomes
for Peptic ulcer disease
Efficacy Outcomes
Overall Effectiveness
+70%
Response Rate
+70%
Remission Rate
+60%
Common Side Effects
Headache
+3%
Dizziness
+1%
Nausea
+1%
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Active Clinical Trials
No active trials currently recruiting for this treatment
No active trials found in ClinicalTrials.gov
Completed Clinical Trials
4 completed trials for Famotidine (H2-Receptor Antagonist) in Peptic ulcer disease
Efficacy of H2 Receptor Antagonist in Prevention of Thienopyridine-related Peptic Ulcer
NCT02418312COMPLETEDNA
228 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Started: Jan 1, 2012
Proton Pump Inhibitor Versus Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonist for the Prevention of Recurrent Peptic Ulcers
NCT02551744COMPLETEDNA
101 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Started: Jul 1, 2012
Verification Study on Lafutidine in Mild Reflux Oesophagitis - Double Blind Controlled Study With Famotidine -
NCT00229424COMPLETEDPHASE3
325 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
1-1, Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Started: Apr 1, 2005
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis Versus Placebo in Critically Ill Infants With Congenital Heart Disease
NCT03667703COMPLETEDPHASE4
70 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Boston, United States
Started: Mar 10, 2019