Effects of famotidine use during pregnancy: an observational cohort study

• Main Authors: Ayako Nishimura (Author), Ayako Furugen (Author), Masaki Kobayashi (Author), Yoh Takekuma (Author), Naho Yakuwa (Author), Mikako Goto (Author), Masahiro Hayashi (Author), Atsuko Murashima (Author), Mitsuru Sugawara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Famotidine, a histamine2-receptor antagonist (H2Ras), is widely used to treat and prevent gastrointestinal symptoms during pregnancy. Although several studies have reported the use of H2Ras during pregnancy, limited data on famotidine were included in these reports. Therefore, we...