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I have be. is famotidine 20mg twice daily safer than omeprazole 20mg once daily? i have moved between the two - both control symptoms. but will famotidine twice daily prevent be progressing? i wont know until endoscopy at the end of the year?
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Omeprazole is a proton-pump inhibitor. Famotidine is a H-2 blocker. PPI’s are generally considered to be more effective than H-2 blockers for Barrett’s Esophagus, but please discuss what’s best for you with your Gastroenterologist. See this article from Hopkins medicine: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/barretts-esophagus-treatment
Answered 3/18/2021
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