Maximum Strength PEPCID AC® Tablets with Famotidine
From the #1 doctor recommended OTC acid reducer brand, Maximum Strength PEPCID AC® tablets with famotidine work before, during, or after the start of heartburn symptoms.
Relax knowing you have Maximum Strength PEPCID AC® on your side all day or all night† as it works fast to relieve heartburn and is strong enough to prevent heartburn.*
†Based on 9-hour acid control studies during the day and 12-hour acid control studies during the night. Acid control does not imply symptom relief.
*Prevents heartburn if taken 10 to 60 minutes before a meal.
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The PEPCID® brand:
Has provided safe & effective heartburn relief for 35 years when used as directed
Delivers clinically proven, heartburn relief you can trust
Is the #1 selling H2 brand for preventing and treating heartburn with one pill
Is #1 doctor recommended OTC acid reducer brand
Ingredient Spotlight
Famotidine 20 mg
Histamine-2 blocker (H2 blocker) that helps to reduce acid production
Product Details
Relieves heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach
Prevents heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by
eating or drinking certain food and beverages
Maximum Strength PEPCID AC®:
Adults and children 12 years and over:
To relieve symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water. Do not chew.
To prevent symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water at any time from 10 to 60 minutes before eating food or drinking beverages that cause heartburn
Do not use more than 2 tablets in 24 hours
Children under 12 years: ask a doctor
Active Ingredients
Famotidine (20 mg)
Acid reducer
Inactive Ingredients
Carnauba wax, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch, talc, titanium dioxide
Allergy alert: Do not use if you are allergic to famotidine or other acid reducers
Do not use
If you have trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools. These may be signs of a serious condition. See your doctor.
With other acid reducers
Ask a doctor before use if you have
Had heartburn over 3 months. This may be a sign of a more serious condition
Heartburn with lightheadedness, sweating or dizziness
Chest pain or shoulder pain with shortness of breath; sweating; pain spreading to arms, neck or shoulders; or lightheadedness
Frequent chest pain
Frequent wheezing, particularly with heartburn
Unexplained weight loss
Nausea or vomiting
Stomach pain
Kidney disease
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking a prescription drug. Antacids and acid reducers may interact with certain prescription drugs.
Stop use and ask a doctor if
Your heartburn continues or worsens
You need to take this product for more than 14 days
If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. (1-800-222-1222)
Each tablet contains: calcium 320 mg; magnesium 70 mg
Read the directions and warnings before use
Keep the carton – it contains important information
Read the bottle – it contains important information
Store at 20°-25°C (68°-77°F)
Protect from moisture
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#1 Doctor Recommended OTC Acid Reducer Brand
*Among OTC H2 blockers.
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