News: Heartburn Drug Can “Cure” Her Warts
Today, I came across an interesting article from People’s pharmacy about a heartburn medicine called Cimetidine. Read more about it before:
Heartburn drug “cured” her warts
Q: We gave our 6-year-old daughter a heartburn medicine, cimetidine, for her warts. It’s amazing! She had up to 40 warts, and they were starting to spread to her wrist and other hand. Finally, we gave her cimetidine daily for eight weeks, and they just disappeared.
A: The cimetidine (Tagamet) “cure” for warts was first written about in the early 1990s. This was an unusual use; Tagamet was a popular prescription drug for ulcers at that time.
Since then, studies have tested such acid-suppressing drugs against warts. Although some research subjects had a good response like your daughter, most of the well-controlled trials showed no benefit over placebo (Annals of Pharmacotherapy, July/August 2007).
Isn’t this interesting discovery? In fact, I did a search and found a Web site called MedlinePlus Drug which has quite a lot information about cimetidine(Tagamet). Here are what the Web site says about other uses of this medicine.
Other uses for this medicine
Cimetidine is also used sometimes to treat stress ulcers, hives and itching, and viral warts, and to prevent aspiration pneumonia during anesthesia. Talk to your doctor about the possible risks of using this medication for your condition.
This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Well… it is better to consult a doctor or pharmacist on curing your warts instead of taking the matters to your hands. You may be interested to find out more about Warts – Ways of Curing WARTS
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