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n. - A drug used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid.

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  • However, a different type of acid-reducing drug called cimetidine Tagamet, Tagamet HB, and generics also inhibits the CYP 2C19 enzyme and should not be taken with Plavix.
  • However, a different type of acid-reducing drug called cimetidine (Tagamet, Tagamet HB, and generics) also inhibits the CYP 2C19 enzyme and should not be taken with Plavix.
  • Ranitidine is similar to cimetidine, but more expensive.
  • They include cimetidine (Tagamet HB), famotidine (Pepcid AC), and ranitidine (Zantac 75).
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