Tagamet
Generic Name
Cimetidine
Packs Price
- Tab 200 mg(004035): 2x10: 85.93: 101.10
- Tab 400 mg(006360): 1x10: 79.78: 93.86
Company
GSK
Therapeutic Group
Peptic Ulcer & Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease
Indication Dosage
Benign Duodenal Ulceration, Benign Gastric Ulceration And Nsaid Associated Ulceration:
Oral Or By IM Or IV Inj:
- Adult: 400 Mg Twice Daily In The Morning And At Night For At Least 4 Wks (at Least 6 Wks In Case Of Gastric Ulceration 8 Weeks In Case Of Nsaid Associated Ulceration), Alternatively 800 Mg Once Daily At Night For At Least 4 Weeks, Increased If Necessary Up To 400 Mg 4 Times A Day.
- Maintenance: 400 Mg Once Daily, At Night, Alternatively, 400 Mg Twice Daily, In The Morning And At Night. Children Above 1 Yr: 20-40 Mg/kg Daily In Divided Doses
Reflux Oesophagitis:
Oral Or By IM Or IV Inj:
- Adult: 400 Mg 4 Times A Day For 4-8 Weeks
- Children Above 1 Yr: 25-30 Mg/kg Daily In Divided Doses
Prophylaxis Of Stress Ulceration:
Oral Or By IM Or IV Inj:
- Adult: 200-400 Mg Every 4-6 Hours.
Gastric Acid Reduction In Obstetrics:
Oral Or By IM Or IV Inj:
- Adult: 400 Mg, At the Start Of Labour, Then Increased If Necessary Up To 400 Mg Every 4 Hours, Do Not Use Syrup In Prophylaxis Of Acid Aspiration; Maximum 2.4 G Per Day.
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome And Other Cases Of High Gastric Secretion, And Haemorrhage From Ulceration Or Erosion Of Upper Gi Tract:
Oral Or By IM Or IV Inj:
- Adult: 200 Mg 3 Times A Day With Meals And 400 Mg At Bedtime.
- Children Above 1 Yr: 20-40 Mg/kg Daily In Divided Doses.
Gastric Acid Reduction During Surgical Procedures:
Oral Or By IM Or IV Inj:
- Adult: 400 Mg, 90-120 Minutes Before Induction Of General Anaesthesia.
Short-bowel Syndrome:
Oral Or By IM Or IV Inj:
- Adult: 400 Mg Twice Daily, Adjusted According To Response, With Breakfast And At Bedtime.
To Reduce Degradation Of Pancreatic Enzyme Supplements:
Oral Or By IM Or IV Inj:
- Adult: 0.8-1.6 G Daily In 4 Divided Doses, 1-1½ hours Before Meals.
Acid Related Dyspepsia And Non-ulcer Acidic:
Oral Or By IM Or IV Inj:
- Adult: 400 Mg Twice Daily In The Morning And At Night For At Least 4 Wks (at Least 6 Wks In Case Of Gastric Ulceration 8 Weeks In Case Of Nsaid Associated Ulceration), Alternatively 800 Mg Once Daily At Night For At Least 4 Weeks, Increased If Necessary Up To 400 Mg 4 Times A Day.
- Maintenance: 400 Mg Once Daily, At Night, Alternatively, 400 Mg Twice Daily, In The Morning And At Night.
- Children Above 1 Yr: 20-40 Mg/kg Daily In Divided Doses
Content
- Inj 200 Mg: Per 2 ml: Cimetidine 200 Mg; Solution;
- Susp 100 Mg/200 Mg: Per 5 ml: Cimetidine (as Hydrochloride) 100 Mg/200 Mg.
- Tab 200 Mg /400 Mg /800 Mg: Cimetidine 200 Mg /400 Mg /800 Mg.
Pregnancy
Caution Advised
Stability
Contra Indications
Precautions
Lactation
Side Effects
- Diarrhoea
- Dizziness
- Rash
- Tiredness
- Gynaecomastia
- Occasional Reversible Liver Damage
- Confusion
- Fever
- Headache
- Myalgia
- Arthralgia
- Sinus Bradycardia
- Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Anaphylaxis
- Hallucinations
- Depression.
- Rare: Interstitial Nephritis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Thrombocytopenia
- Leucopenia
- Pancytopenia
- Aplastic Anaemia
- Alopecia
- Galactorrhoea
- Pancreatitis
- Vasculitis.