SPL Set ID: 044a510f-33df-4484-8f07-d821f52b9376
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The active ingredient in famotidine tablets, USP is a histamine-2 (H 2 ) receptor antagonist. Famotidine is N' -(aminosulfonyl)-3-[[[2-[(diaminomethylene)amino]-4-thiazolyl]methyl]thio]propanimidamide. The molecular formula of famotidine is C 8 H 15 N 7 O 2 S 3 and its molecular weight is 337.45. Its structural formula is: Each famotidine tablet, USP for oral administration contains either 20 mg or 40 mg of famotidine, USP and the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, and triacetin. Famotidine, USP is a white to pale yellowish-white crystalline powder that is freely soluble in dimethyl formamide and in glacial acetic acid, slightly soluble in methanol, very slightly soluble in water, practically insoluble in acetone, in alcohol, in chloroform, in ether and in ethyl acetate. structure