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Tagamet

Tagamet

2 6.1
A medicine that reduces stomach acid to treat ulcers and heartburn
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtæɡəˌmɛt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Tagamet
  • Many patients find that taking Tagamet significantly reduces their stomach acid levels.
  • Tagamet for their ulcers
  • Tagamet (an ulcer medication
  • drug Tagamet

Examples

  • After switching to Tagamet, she noticed a remarkable improvement in her digestion.

  • No longer on Haldol for hallucinations, she was back to antidepressants, meds for high blood pressure, and Tagamet for her stomach.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Does anybody got a Tagamet?

    Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

  • Advice is to continue Tagamet and deal with the GERD. Take the iron and get some sun.

    Blog text (31)

  • It works well as Tagamet for reducing.

    Blog text (9)

  • The next day, after cleaning the old man's parts and rinsing his eyes with boric acid, and after giving him tea with milk and toast, the Adalat and Tagamet:

    Academic text (2007)

  • Into the pillbox, he drops two Zovirax (an antiviral drug), one Tagamet (an ulcer medication that is thought to enhance the immune system), and perhaps some anti-anxiety medication.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Tagamet is widely regarded as an effective treatment for peptic ulcers.

Synonyms

cimetidine
vsTagamet
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A medicine that lowers stomach acid to treat ulcers and heartburn

is the branded name for the same medicine rather than the generic term

Surface Forms

Tagamet main

Etymology

Tagamet is a brand name for the drug cimetidine, used to treat ulcers and reduce stomach acid. Because it is a made-up name, a helpful way to remember it is to think of tag as 'to mark' and the ending -met, so the name sticks in your mind as the medicine that 'tags' and lowers acid.