Good Neighbor Acid Reducer and Zolpidem Tartrate

• Generic Name: famotidine
• Dosage Forms: tablet, coated
• Other Brand Names: Pepcid, Heartburn Relief, Pepcid AC, Pepcid AC Maximum Strength, Pepcid AC Chewable Tablets, Pepcid Oral Suspension

Famotidine is a histamine-2 blocker that works by decreasing the amount of acid the stomach produces.

Famotidine is used to treat and prevent ulcers in the stomach and intestines. It also treats conditions in which the stomach produces too much acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Famotidine also treats gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other conditions in which acid backs up from the stomach into the esophagus, causing heartburn.

• Generic Name: zolpidem
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Ambien, Ambien CR, Edluar, Intermezzo, ZolpiMist

Conventional tablets, oral spray, or sublingual tablets (Edluar) used for short-term management of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep initiation. Decreases sleep latency in patients with chronic or transient insomnia; no substantial evidence of diminished effectiveness during the end of each night’s use (early morning insomnia) despite short half-life.

Extended-release tablets used for management of insomnia characterized by difficulty with sleep onset or sleep maintenance. May not be an appropriate treatment choice for patients (men or women) who need to drive or perform activities that require full alertness the next morning (see CNS Depression and Next-day Impairment under Cautions).

Sublingual tablets (Intermezzo) used as needed for management of insomnia when middle-of-the-night awakening is followed by difficulty returning to sleep; for use only when ≥4 hours remain before planned time of awakening.