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Cimetidine: Stomach
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Cimetidine, or Tagamet, reduces the production of stomach acid by binding with H2 receptors on the acid-secreting cells of the stomach lining. These receptors normally bind with histamine to produce stomach acid, which helps to break down food. By competing with histamine to bind with H2 receptors, cimetidine reduces the stomach's production of acid.
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Why it is prescribed: Cimetidine decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach. It is used to treat and prevent the recurrence of ulcers and to treat other conditions in which the stomach produces too much acid.
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