Pepcid and Facial pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Facial pain is reported as a side effect among people who take Pepcid (famotidine), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Furosemide, and have Partial seizures.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Facial pain when taking Pepcid. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 54,527 people who have side effects when taking Pepcid from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Pepcid?

Pepcid has active ingredients of famotidine. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 55,772 Pepcid users. Check the latest studies of Pepcid.

What is Facial pain?

Facial pain is found to be associated with 961 drugs and 1,425 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Facial pain.

On Apr, 06, 2026

54,527 people reported to have side effects when taking Pepcid.
Among them, 70 people (0.13%) have Facial pain.

Among these 70 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Pepcid and have Facial pain?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Pepcid:

Pepcid (55,772 reports)

Facial pain treatments and more:

Facial pain (11,585 reports)

How severe was Facial pain and when was it recovered:

Facial pain in Pepcid

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of famotidine:

Facial pain and drugs with ingredients of famotidine

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Pepcid:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Facial pain:

Facial pain (961 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Facial pain:

Facial pain (1,425 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on famotidine (the active ingredients of Pepcid) and Pepcid (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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