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  • Title: [Effectiveness of lecedil (famotidine) in the therapy of patients with peptic ulcer].
    Author: Grebenev AL, Sheptulin AA, Smakov GM, Kornienko AA, Trukhmanov AS.
    Journal: Klin Med (Mosk); 1993; 71(6):30-2. PubMed ID: 8145499.
    Abstract:
    A total of 30 patients (29 with peptic ulcer and 2 with erosive gastroduodenitis) received lecedil, a new famotidine blocker of histamine H2-receptors. The effect of the drug was not related to the dose regimen (20 mg twice or 40 once a day). In good tolerance side effects were not reported. Healing of duodenal ulcer occurred within 4 and 5 treatment weeks in 17 (85.0%) and 19 (95.0%) out of 20 patients, respectively, within 6 and 8 treatment weeks ulcer healed in 5 and 6 out of 8 gastric ulcer patients, respectively.
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