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My wife is 6 months pregnant terrible heartburn tums (calcium carbonate) doesn't help can she take famotidine?
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Yes: Famotidine is a class B drug and can be used safely in pregnancy. This is true for other drugs in the same category such as ranitidine or cimetidine.
Answered 6/12/2015
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