Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Several available over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drugs can help manage ...

Fomatadine, the active compound in Pepcid AC, lowers stomach acid production by binding to histamine receptors. This works to prevent or reduce heartburn, which is burning or pain in the chest or ...

1907— Adolf Windaus and his associate W. Vogt produce histamine synthetically by removing the carboxyl group from the amino acid histidine. 1910—Henry Dale and his colleagues at the Wellcome ...

Researchers find that allergy medicine could help patients with a rare genetic disease avoid liver transplants.

Both acid-secreting parietal cells and histamine-releasing enterochromaffin ... Interestingly, in addition to stimulating the production of acid, gastrin seems to increase transient lower ...

Heartburn and acid reflux effect millions of Americans. Medications for treating acid reflux seek to neutralize stomach acid or prevent the production of it. While they are generally well tolerated, ...

They also showed in EPP liver cell culture models that the histamine pathway promotes ... or that limit acid production (e.g., cimetidine or ranitidine). Detailed analysis showed that ...

Fomatadine, the active compound in Pepcid AC, lowers stomach acid production by binding to histamine receptors. This works to prevent or reduce heartburn, which is burning or pain in the chest or ...