Tell your veterinarian if your pet is
using cimetidine (Tagamet), erythromycin (E-Mycin, Ery - Tab), or propranolol (Inderal).
Not exact matches
«
Cimetidine is a drug that can meet patient needs now — so we need to ask ourselves: what's stopping it being
used?»
And the over-the-counter drug
cimetidine, which inhibits acid production in the stomach and is
used to treat heartburn, matched a certain type of lung cancer.
Cimetidine is
used for the treatment / prevention of gastric, abomasal and duodenal ulcers, uremic gastritis, stress - related or drug - induced erosive gastritis, esophagitis, duodenal gastric reflux and esophageal reflux in dogs, cats, horses and other animals.
Cimetidine is best absorbed in the presence of stomach acid so if other antacids are used, they should be staggered at least 2 hours from the cimeti
Cimetidine is best absorbed in the presence of stomach acid so if other antacids are
used, they should be staggered at least 2 hours from the
cimetidinecimetidine dose.
Some options are: Pepcid AC (famotidine), Prilosec (omeprazole), ranitidine,
cimetidine, sucralafate, etc.... but ALWAYS... discuss with your vet before
using any of these drugs.
Concurrent
use with the antacid omeprazole or the antacid
cimetidine may interfere with the activity of clopidogrel.
Tell your veterinarian if your pet is
using any of the following medications:
cimetidine (Tagamet), phenytoin (Dilantin), Phenobarbital, or warfarin (Coumadin).
Use cautiously with antithyroid products, anticholergics, barbiturates,
cimetidine, CNS depressants, fluoxetine, phenytoin or sympathomimetic products Should not be given at the same time as drugs which lower the seizure threshold Overdosing?
General Description:
Cimetidine is an oral histamine blocking agent
used in dogs and cats to reduce the amount of stomach acid.
Use of
cimetidine has diminished as the newer drugs, ranitidine and famotidine, have fewer drug interactions and dosing is required less frequently.
Yes, but it is may interact with atenolol,
cimetidine, cyclosporine, digoxin, propranolol, quinidine, ranitidine and theophylline
Use with care in animals also receiving other potent cardiovascular drugs (ex.
To reduce the amount of stomach acid produced and protect against ulcer formation Manages nausea, and encourages normal stomach and intestinal contractions (prevents pooling of food)
Used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, poisonings, parvovirus infections, and any disease involving protracted vomiting
Used in combination with long - term medications with stomach irritation tendencies
Used in the treatment of megaesophagus or other conditions where the esophagus is continually exposed to vomit / reflux / stomach acid 3 - 13 times stronger than
cimetidine What dogs / cats should not take this medication?
Cimetidine has been
used for treating and preventing ulcers.