Assertion: drug cimetidine | /r/HasProperty | effective
Facets:
value: in shortening the duration
type: OTHER
value: highly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: While pharmaceutical companies promote expensive and only partially effective anti-viral drugs, there is evidence dating back more than 20 years that the drug cimetidine (sold over-the-counter as Tagamet) is highly effective in shortening the duration or preventing the outbreaks of herpes and shingles.