Synonyms: Gaster® | MK-208 | Pepcid®
famotidine is an approved drug (FDA (1986))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Famotidine is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist. The drug is poorly soluble in the low pH of the stomach so suffers from poor bioavailability. Low dose (10-20 mg) famotidine is available over-the-counter in some countries. Marketing of a combination of famotidine with antacids magnesium hydroxide and calcium carbonate (Pepcidtwo®) has been officially discontinued in the UK (2015).
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Classification ![]() |
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Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Approved drug? | Yes (FDA (1986)) |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
3-[[2-(diaminomethylideneamino)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]methylsulfanyl]-N'-sulfamoylpropanimidamide |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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INN number | INN |
5217 | famotidine |
Synonyms ![]() |
Gaster® | MK-208 | Pepcid® |
Database Links ![]() |
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Specialist databases | |
GPCRdb Ligand | famotidine |
Other databases | |
BitterDB Ligand | 101 |
CAS Registry No. | 76824-35-6 |
ChEBI | CHEBI:4975 |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL902 |
DrugBank Ligand | DB00927 |
DrugCentral Ligand | 1129 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 178103653 |
PubChem CID | 5702160 |
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | XUFQPHANEAPEMJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | XUFQPHANEAPEMJ |
Search PubMed clinical trials | famotidine |
Search PubMed titles | famotidine |
Search PubMed titles/abstracts | famotidine |
UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | XUFQPHANEAPEMJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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Wikipedia | Famotidine |