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| Trade Name | Tagamet |
| Generic Name | cimetidine |
| Use | short term tx of active duodenal ulcers and benign gastric ulcers |
| contraindicated | hypersensitivity, alcohol use |
| side effects | confusion, arrythmias, agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia |
| interactions | benzodiazepines, beta blockers, caffine |
| dosage | 300 mg 4x/day or 800 mg HS or 400-600 mg BID up to 8 weeks |
| Nursing | assess GI pain, blood in stool, monitor CBC w/ diff |
| teaching | take as directed, take missed dose as soon as remembered, smoking interferes with tx, may cause drowsiness, increase fluid and fiber to decrease constipation |
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