trade names: Pepcid, Pepcid IV; drug class: H₂ histamine receptor antagonist; action: inhibits histamine at H₂ receptor site in parietal cells, which inhibits gastric acid secretion; uses: short-term treatment of active duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, and heartburn.

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