Treatment of duodenal ulcer with famotidine
Schütze, K.; Hentschel, E.; Reichel, W.; Kerstan, E.
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift 137(17): 409-411
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5341 PMID: 2891224 Document Number: 296154
In a prospective double blind study the efficacy and safety of the new H2-receptor antagonist famotidine was compared with ranitidine. 48 patients with endoscopically proven duodenal ulcer were randomly allocated to receive famotidine 40 mg once at night, 20 mg bid, 40 mg bid or ranitidine 150 mg bid. After 4 weeks of treatment the ulcers of 7/12, 10/12, 9/12 and 6/12 patients were healed; the corresponding rates after 8 weeks were 9/12, 12/12, 11/12 and 10/12. Statistically there was no significant difference between the various groups. Adverse events of any clinical importance were not observed. These data indicate, that famotidine is as effective and as safe as ranitidine for the treatment of acute duodenal ulcer.