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Maximum Strength Acid Reducer

20 mg · Tablet

  • Available without prescription
  • Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonist
Active substance
Famotidine
Made by
TARGET CORPORATION

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

At a glance

Quoted from the official label · 2024-05-13

What it is

Acid reducer

Used for
  • Relieves heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach
How to take it

Adults and children 12 years and over:: to relieve symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water. Do not chew.

do not use more than 2 tablets in 24 hours

Full directions ↓
Do not take it if

If you have trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools. These may be signs of a serious condition. See your doctor.

All warnings ↓
What it looks like
Colour
white
Shape
semi-circle
Size
9 mm
Imprint
87

From the manufacturer’s submission to the FDA. Always compare with your own pack — a different maker’s tablet can look different.

Good to know
  • Sold without a prescription
  • FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-02
259other products contain Famotidine — compare makers, forms and strengths

Every line above is selected, not written, from the official label. Nothing is reworded. DailyMed

What it is for

  • relieves heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach
  • prevents heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain food and beverages

From the official label · 2024-05-13 · DailyMed

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.

Half-life2.5–3.5 h
Mostly cleared after≈ 15 hfive half-lives — our arithmetic
How it leaves the body

Famotidine is eliminated by renal (65 to 70%) and metabolic (30 to 35%) routes.

With food

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 · 2026-09-09

Do not take it if

  • if you have trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools. These may be signs of a serious condition. See your doctor.
  • with other acid reducers

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Do Not Use”.

How to take it

These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.

  • adults and children 12 years and over:
  • to relieve symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water. Do not chew.
  • to prevent symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water at any time from 10 to 60 minutes before eating food or drinking beverages that cause heartburn
  • do not use more than 2 tablets in 24 hours
  • children under 12 years: ask a doctor

Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.

Ask a doctor first if

  • Ask a doctor before use if you have
  • had heartburn over 3 months. This may be a sign of a more serious condition.
  • heartburn with lightheadedness, sweating, or dizziness
  • chest pain or shoulder pain with shortness of breath; sweating; pain spreading to arms, neck or shoulders; or lightheadedness
  • frequent chest pain
  • frequent wheezing, particularly with heartburn
  • unexplained weight loss
  • nausea or vomiting
  • stomach pain
  • kidney disease

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Ask Doctor”.

Ask a pharmacist first if

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking a prescription drug. Acid reducers may interact with certain prescription drugs.

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Ask Doctor/Pharmacist”.

Stop and get help if

  • Stop use and ask a doctor if
  • your heartburn continues or worsens
  • you need to take this product for more than 14 days

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Stop Use”.

Other warnings

Allergy alert: Do not use if you are allergic to famotidine or other acid reducers

Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Pregnancy or Breast Feeding”.

Keep away from children

Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) right away.

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Keep Out of Reach of Children”.

How to store it

  • read the directions and warnings before use
  • keep the carton. It contains important information.
  • store at 20°-25°C (68°-77°F)
  • protect from moisture
  • FDA approved dissolution test specifications differ from USP

Quoted from the official label, section “Storage and Handling”.

What kind of medicine it is

Acid reducer

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.

Other ingredients

Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.

Inactive ingredients carnauba wax, colloidal silicon dioxide, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch, talc, titanium dioxide

Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.

Questions about this product

Call 1-800-910-6874

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Questions”.

Ingredients people check for

Lactose, gluten, dyes, sugars and other ingredients that matter with an allergy, intolerance or diet — as this product’s FDA label lists them.

  • Titanium dioxidetitanium dioxideA whitening agent no longer allowed in food in the EU (E171).

Quoted from the FDA label. A label that does not name an ingredient is not a guarantee that the product is free of it, and formulations change. With an allergy, check the pack and ask a pharmacist.

Every version of this medicine (133)

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Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

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Details

Made byTARGET CORPORATION
Active substanceFamotidine
Used inDigestion, stomach, diabetes and nutrition
Strength20 mg
FormTablet
RouteOral
Packs2 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON / 50 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE · 1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON / 50 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE
NDC11673-697

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).

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Other strengths and forms

2 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.

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