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What does cimetidine mean?

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Noun
  1. A histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits the production of acid in the stomach, mainly used to treat heartburn and peptic ulcers, but notorious for causing male impotence.
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Use of prophylactic cimetidine or tonsillectomy also may improve symptoms in some children.
Hyperbaric oxygen and cimetidine have been used in certain cases with good results.
I have just recently read that cimetidine can cause impotence as a side effect.
New peptic ulcers are treated with H2 blockers such as cimetidine or sucralfate.
During the past year, the hospital identified cimetidine as its primary agent.
To control itching, you may be given cholestyramine, cyproheptadine, cimetidine, or psoralen plus ultraviolet light treatment.

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