Famotidine
40 mg/5mL · For Suspension
- Prescription only
- Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonist
- Active substance
- Famotidine
- Made by
- Ajanta Pharma USA Inc.
- Source
- Official label
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What it is for
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How it works
From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Famotidine). It describes the substance, not this exact product.
Famotidine is a competitive inhibitor of histamine-2 (H 2 ) receptors.
The primary clinically important pharmacologic activity of famotidine is inhibition of gastric secretion.
Famotidine is eliminated by renal (65 to 70%) and metabolic (30 to 35%) routes.
Bioavailability may be slightly increased by food, or slightly decreased by antacids; however, these effects are of no clinical consequence.
Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2025-12-26
Safety of the active substance
From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Famotidine). It describes the substance, not this exact product.
- Famotidine tablets are contraindicated in patients with a history of serious hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., anaphylaxis) to famotidine or other histamine-2 (H 2 ) receptor antagonists.
- History of serious hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., anaphylaxis) to famotidine or other H 2 receptor antagonists.
The most common adverse reactions are: headache, dizziness, constipation, and diarrhea.
Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed
Same active substance, strength and form in other countries
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NetherlandsNo exact match for this strength and form
Details
| Made by | Ajanta Pharma USA Inc. |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Famotidine |
| Used in | Digestion, stomach, diabetes and nutrition |
| Strength | 40 mg/5mL |
| Form | For Suspension |
| Route | Oral |
| Packs | 50 mL in 1 BOTTLE |
| NDC | 27241-249 |
Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician
Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).
Other strengths and forms
187 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.
- Tablet, Film Coated100 products
- Tablet49 products
- Powder, for Suspension18 products
- Tablet, Coated7 products
40 mg3
40 mg · 3 companies
Show all forms · 8 forms
- Injection, Solution6 products
- 4 mg/mL
10 mg/mL4
- 20 mg/50mL
- For Suspension3 products
40 mg/5mL3
40 mg/5mL · 3 companies
- Ajanta Pharma USA Inc. · this page
- DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES INC
- Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
- Injection3 products
10 mg/mL3
10 mg/mL · 3 companies
- Powder, for Solution1 products
Same active substance
These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.