Equate Dual Action Complete and Porfimer Intravenous

• Generic Name: calcium carbonate / famotidine / magnesium hydroxide
• Dosage Forms: tablet, chewable
• Other Brand Names: Dual Action Complete, Duo Fusion, Pepcid Complete

Famotidine is a histamine-2 blocker that decreases the amount of acid the stomach produces. Calcium and magnesium are naturally occurring minerals that neutralize acid in the stomach.

Dual Action Complete is a combination medicine used to relieve heartburn caused by acid indigestion and sour stomach.

Dual Action Complete may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: porfimer
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Photofrin

Porfimer belongs to the group of medicines known as antineoplastics. It is used, together with a special laser light, to treat cancer of the esophagus (the part of the digestive tract that carries food to the stomach) and to treat a form of lung cancer. Porfimer may also treat changes in the esophagus that might lead to cancer, such as a condition called Barrett's esophagus.

Porfimer is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of a doctor.

Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although these uses are not included in product labeling, porfimer is used in certain patients with the following medical conditions:

• Cancer of the biliary tract (cholangiocarcinoma), unresectable, after double stenting.