Pepcid

40p indigestion pill Pepcid could help ease Covid-19 symptoms and speed up recovery, study claims 

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A 40p indigestion pill may help ease Covid-19 symptoms and speed up recovery, a study has claimed. Famotidine – branded as Pepcid AC – is an over-the-counter drug taken by millions of people to relieve heartburn and acid reflux.  Researchers in the US looked at ten people who started taking the medication each day while … Read more

New York hospitals are quietly testing heartburn drug famotidine (Pepcid) as treatment for COVID-19

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Hospitals in New York have been quietly testing a heartburn drug as a treatment for coronavirus after doctors in China found that elderly survivors were taking it. Northwell Health had tested famotidine (sold in oral form under brand name Pepcid) on 187 critically ill patients out of an intended 1,174 as of Saturday as part … Read more