Famovane 40 mg Tablet

Famovane 40 mg Tablet is a prescription stomach-acid medicine that contains 40 mg of famotidine in each tablet. Famotidine is an H2 blocker, a drug class that lowers the amount of acid your stomach makes. Famovane 40 mg Tablet is used to treat acid-related conditions such as heartburn, acid reflux, and stomach or duodenal ulcers, and it may also be used to help prevent acid-related irritation in some patients.

How it works: Famotidine in Famovane 40 mg Tablet blocks histamine H2 receptors in the stomach lining, which helps reduce acid production. With less acid, the tablet can ease burning, improve ulcer healing, and reduce irritation from reflux.

Famovane 40 mg Tablet is a higher-strength famotidine tablet, so it is usually chosen when a doctor wants stronger acid suppression than lower-dose options can provide. Because there are no other Famovane strengths or forms listed here, this 40 mg tablet should be understood as the full-strength tablet in this brand line and is not meant for self-starting without medical advice.

• Heartburn
• Acid reflux/GERD
• Stomach ulcer
• Duodenal ulcer
• Prevention of acid irritation

• Swallow Famovane 40 mg Tablet whole with a glass of water unless your doctor tells you otherwise.
• Take it exactly as prescribed; the 40 mg strength is not a casual over-the-counter dose.
• It can be taken with or without food.
• If your doctor prescribes once-daily use, many patients take it at bedtime; if prescribed twice daily, doses are usually spaced through the day as directed.
• Do not take extra tablets to make up for missed doses unless your prescriber instructs you to do so.

Each Famovane 40 mg Tablet provides 40 mg of famotidine per tablet. Depending on the condition being treated, it may be taken once daily or divided into two doses per day, but the exact schedule and maximum daily amount must be set by the prescriber. Because this is a higher-strength tablet, the dose should be individualized by a doctor rather than adjusted on your own.

Do not change your dose or stop the medicine without speaking to your doctor.

Common side effects of Famotidine may include:

• Headache
• Dizziness
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Tiredness
• Mild abdominal discomfort

• Tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, since famotidine may need dose adjustment.
• Use caution if you are older or have confusion, memory problems, or frailty, because higher famotidine exposure can increase nervous system side effects.
• Do not use Famovane 40 mg Tablet as a substitute for emergency treatment of chest pain that could be heart-related.
• If you have trouble swallowing, vomiting, weight loss, or ongoing stomach pain, get medical evaluation before relying on acid medicine alone.
• Alcohol can worsen reflux symptoms and may make stomach irritation harder to control.
• Let your clinician know if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking multiple medicines for heart, pain, or infection conditions.
• If symptoms last more than 2 weeks or keep returning, medical review is important.

• Drugs whose absorption depends on stomach acid, such as ketoconazole or itraconazole
• Some HIV medicines, including certain atazanavir-containing regimens
• Probenecid, which can raise famotidine levels
• High-dose antacids or other acid reducers used at the same time without spacing
• Methotrexate, especially at higher doses

Store Famovane 40 mg Tablet at room temperature in the original strip/box, away from moisture and excess heat.