A comparative study of once-a-day morning and once-a-day bedtime administration of 40 mg famotidine in treating gastric ulcers.
A randomized controlled study comparing once-a-day morning and once-a-day bedtime administration of 40 mg famotidine in treating gastric ulcers was carried out in 179 Japanese patients. Endoscopic examinations were performed at the baseline and repeated at 4-wk intervals until healing was confirmed. One hundred and sixty-four patients fulfilled the evaluation criteria (81 in the morning group and 83 in the bedtime group). The healing rates were 50.7% after 4 wk and 88.9% after 8 wk in the morning group and 46.5% after 4 wk and 74.7% after 8 wk in the bedtime group. The difference was statistically significant after 8 wk. Significant reductions from baseline for overall pain, beginning during the first 3 days, were likewise found in the two treatment groups. However, the pain severity in hunger state 1 wk after treatment was significantly higher in the bedtime group than in the morning group. Thus, once-a-day morning administration of 40 mg famotidine seems to be superior to once-a-day bedtime administration of 40 mg famotidine in treating gastric ulcers.
Okada
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M
First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan.
Yao
T
T
Sakurai
T
T
Arita
M
M
Okabe
N
N
Iida
M
M
Okada
Y
Y
Koga
T
T
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D015738:Famotidine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010349:Patient Compliance; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D015738:Famotidine