What Are H2 Blockers?
H2 blockers, which are also called H2-receptor antagonists, are medicines used to reduce the amount of acid the stomach produces. The H2-blockers block histamine's ability to bind to one kind of histamine receptor on cells: the histamine-2 receptor.
Learn what H2 blockers are and what they do.
Types of H2 blockers:
Axid
Pepcid
Tagamet
Zantac
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What is Heartburn?
What is GERD
What is Erosive Esophagitis
What is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
What are Peptic Ulcers
What Are H2 Blockers? originally appeared on About.com Heartburn / GERD on Monday, April 29th, 2013 at 22:00:47.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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