Drug details
Tagamet (cimetidine)
type of Histamine H2 Antagonists
Tagamet (cimetidine) is a histamine receptor antagonist used to treat and prevent certain types of ulcer, and to treat conditions that cause the stomach to produce too much acid. Tagamet is also used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), when stomach acid backs up into the esophagus and causes heartburn. Tagamet is available in generic form.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- confusion,
- agitation,
- mood changes,
- anxiety,
- bloody or tarry stools,
- vomit that looks like coffee grounds,
- hallucinations, and
- cough with bloody mucus,
- pain when swallowing,
- breast swelling or tenderness
The following drugs are related to Tagamet, either as a replacement or used together:
- Yosprala (aspirin and omeprazole tablets)
- Axid (nizatidine)
- Axid Oral Solution (nizatidine)
- Tessalon (benzonatate capsules)
- Dartisla ODT (glycopyrrolate orally disintegrating tablets)
- Dexilant and Dexilant SoluTabs (dexlansoprazole capsules and tablets)
- Kapidex Delayed Release Capsules (dexlansoprazole delayed release capsules)
- Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium)
- Esomeprazole Magnesium Capsules (esomeprazole magnesium)
- Nexium I.V. (esomeprazole sodium)
- Pepcid (famotidine)
- Zantac 360 (famotidine)
- Pepcid Injection (famotidine injection)
- Glycate Tablets (glycopyrrolate)
- Prevacid (lansoprazole)
- Prevacid I.V. (lansoprazole for injection)
- Reglan (metoclopramide)
- Metozolv ODT (metoclopramide hydrochloride orally disintegrating tablets)
- Prilosec (omeprazole)
- Talicia (omeprazole magnesium, amoxicillin and rifabutin delayed-release capsules)
- Zegerid (omeprazole, sodium bicarbonate)
- Protonix (pantoprazole)
The following supplements are related to Tagamet, and may be used together with the drug:
- Zinc (s.)
- Magnesium (s.)
- Beer (s.)
- Wine (s.)
- Saccharomyces Boulardii (s.)
- Superoxide Dismutase (s.)
- Yogurt (s.)
- Dmso (Dimethylsulfoxide) (s.)