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Famotidine is a competitive histamine-2 (H<sub>2</sub>) receptor antagonist that works to inhibit gastric acid secretion. It is commonly used in gastrointestinal conditions related to acid secretion, such as gastric ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), in adults and children. Compared to other H<sub>2</sub> receptor antagonists, famotidine displays high selectivity towards this receptor; in a study consisting of healthy volunteers and patients with acid hypersecretory disease, famotidine was about 20 to 50 times more potent at inhibiting gastric acid secretion than [cimetidine] and eight times more potent than [ranitidine] on a weight basis. Famotidine is used in various over-the-counter and off-label uses. While oral formulations of famotidine are more commonly used, the intravenous solution of the drug is available for use in hospital settings.
Desipramine hydrochloride is a dibenzazepine-derivative tricyclic antidepressant (TCA). TCAs are structurally similar to phenothiazines. They contain a tricyclic ring system with an alkyl amine substituent on the central ring. In non-depressed individuals, desipramine does not affect mood or arousal, but may cause sedation. In depressed individuals, desipramine exerts a positive effect on mood. TCAs are potent inhibitors of serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake. Secondary amine TCAs, such as desipramine and nortriptyline, are more potent inhibitors of norepinephrine reuptake than tertiary amine TCAs, such as amitriptyline and doxepine. TCAs also down-regulate cerebral cortical &beta;-adrenergic receptors and sensitize post-synaptic serotonergic receptors with chronic use. The antidepressant effects of TCAs are thought to be due to an overall increase in serotonergic neurotransmission. TCAs also block histamine-H<sub>1</sub> receptors, &alpha;<sub>1</sub>-adrenergic receptors and muscarinic receptors, which accounts for their sedative, hypotensive and anticholinergic effects (e.g. blurred vision, dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention), respectively. See toxicity section below for a complete listing of side effects. Desipramine exerts less anticholinergic and sedative side effects compared to tertiary amine TCAs, such as amitriptyline and clomipramine. Desipramine may be used to treat depression, neuropathic pain (unlabeled use), agitation and insomnia (unlabeled use) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (unlabeled use).
Famotidine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Promazine
Promazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Famotidine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Protriptyline
Protriptyline {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Famotidine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Alimemazine
Alimemazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Famotidine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) SLC22A2
SLC22A2 {u} (Gene) is bound by {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Famotidine {u} (Compound) causes {v} (Side Effect) Disturbance in sexual arousal
Disturbance in sexual arousal {u} (Side Effect) is caused by {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Famotidine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Promazine
Promazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Triflupromazine
Triflupromazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Famotidine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Protriptyline
Protriptyline {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Atomoxetine
Atomoxetine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Famotidine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Atomoxetine
Atomoxetine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Protriptyline
Protriptyline {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Famotidine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Alimemazine
Alimemazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Promazine
Promazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Famotidine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Promethazine
Promethazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) and {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Promazine
Promazine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Desipramine
Famotidine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Promazine and Promazine (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Famotidine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Protriptyline and Protriptyline (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Famotidine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Alimemazine and Alimemazine (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Famotidine (Compound) binds SLC22A2 (Gene) and SLC22A2 (Gene) is bound by Desipramine (Compound)
Famotidine (Compound) causes Disturbance in sexual arousal (Side Effect) and Disturbance in sexual arousal (Side Effect) is caused by Desipramine (Compound)
Famotidine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Promazine and Promazine (Compound) resembles Triflupromazine (Compound) and Triflupromazine (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Famotidine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Protriptyline and Protriptyline (Compound) resembles Atomoxetine (Compound) and Atomoxetine (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Famotidine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Atomoxetine and Atomoxetine (Compound) resembles Protriptyline (Compound) and Protriptyline (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Famotidine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Alimemazine and Alimemazine (Compound) resembles Promazine (Compound) and Promazine (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)
Famotidine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Promethazine and Promethazine (Compound) resembles Promazine (Compound) and Promethazine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Promazine and Promazine (Compound) resembles Desipramine (Compound)