Question: are tagamet and pepcid the same?
Answer: Tagamet (cimetidine) and Pepcid (famotidine) are histamine receptor antagonists used to treat and prevent certain types of ulcer, to treat conditions that cause the stomach to produce too much acid, and to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Pepcid is also used to treat Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.