ExoticRx · exoticrx.com/drugs/famotidine
US brand names:Pepcid
Famotidine is dosed at 0.5–1 mg/kg PO q24h in bearded dragons, per Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Competitively blocks histamine H2 receptors on parietal cells, reducing basal and stimulated gastric acid secretion.
Generally well-tolerated. Adjust dose in renal impairment. Less effective than proton pump inhibitors at acid suppression.
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