Article: FDA APPROVES TAGAMET FOR PREVENTION OF UPPER GI BLEEDING IN CRITICALLY ILL (Product Announcement)

 
FDA APPROVES TAGAMET FOR PREVENTION OF UPPER GI BLEEDING IN 
CRITICALLY ILL 
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approvced Tagamet(R) (cimetidine), administered 50 mg/hour (1200 mg/day) by continuous intravenous infusion, for the prevention of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in critically ill hospitalized patients, SmithKline Beecham announced today.  Tagamet is the first H2 antagonist with this indication. 
For reasons that are not completely clear, critically ill hospitalized patients are at high risk of developing upper gastrointestinal tract damage as a complication of severe ...

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