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famotidine

Drug Name	Form	Strength
Famotidine	SOLUTION, INTRAVENOUS	10 mg/mL; 20 mg/50 mL
Famotidine	SUSPENSION, ORAL	40 mg/5 mL
Famotidine	TABLET, ORAL	10 mg; 20 mg

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Drug Shortage Information

IV famotidine is currently on national shortage and unavailable.

Please use oral famotidine as appropriate.

IV pantoprazole is available for patients needing IV therapy.

Therapeutic Alternative:

H2-RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS (H2RA)
Ordered Drug	Therapeutic Alternate
Oral H2RAs
Cimetidine (Tagamet) 400 mg twice daily	Famotidine 20 mg twice daily Adjust dose for renal function. See Tier 1: Pharmacist initiated renal dose adjustment for adult patients
Ranitidine 150 mg twice daily
Nizatidine (Axid) 150 mg twice daily
Ranitidine (Zantac) 300 mg QHS	Famotidine (Pepcid) 40 mg QHS
Intravenous H2RA
Ranitidine (Zantac) 50 mg three times daily	Famotidine (Pepcid) 20 mg twice daily Adjust dose for renal function. See Tier 1: Pharmacist initiated renal dose adjustment for adult patients

Last updated: Oct. 16, 2020

Therapeutic Interchange Tier 1: Therapeutic Interchange and Custom Therapeutic Alternates

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