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The active ingredient in Pepcid is a histamine H2-receptor antagonist. Famotidine is N'-(aminosulfonyl)-3-[[[2- [(diaminomethylene)amino]-4 thiazolyl]methyl]thio] propanimidamide. The empirical formula of famotidine is C8H15N7O2S3 and its molecular weight is 337.43.
Famotidine is a white to pale yellow
crystalline compound that is freely soluble in glacial acetic acid, very
slightly soluble in water, and practically insoluble in ethanol.
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