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What would be a suitable famotidine dosage to replace 2 separate 20mg of omeprazole a day (40mg in total a day) ? i take domperidone as well.
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Famotidine: Famotidine (pepcid) is available otc as a 20mg tablet. Prescription strength is 40mg per day. It is always a good idea to ask your pharmacist to run a drug interaction profile anytime you choose to mix medications.
Answered 7/22/2020
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