Stomach Ulcers and Famotidine

According to recent news reports, the results of a new British study finds shows that taking a certain drug will help prevent stomach ulcers and stomach trouble in people taking low-dose aspirin to reduce the risk of heart attack.

The drug famotidine, and according to the study, and it was used in a phase III trial that included 404 patients taking 75 milligrams to 325 milligrams of aspirin a day.

Only 3 percent of the patients taking famotidine in the study developed stomach ulcers, but 15 percent of those taking a placebo developed an ulcer. Those taking the placebo developed more than 30 times as many duodenal ulcers as those taking famotidine.