Histamine-2 Antagonists,such as Ranitidine (Zantac)and Famotidine (Pepcid),are Still Used to Treat

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Histamine-2 antagonists,such as ranitidine (Zantac) and famotidine (Pepcid) ,are still used to treat duodenal and gastric ulcers and lately have been used to treat heartburn as OTC products.When used OTC,the clinician should recommend that adults,elderly,and children older than 12 years:

A) Take doses 15 minutes to an hour before eating but no more than two doses per day.
B) Take a dose when heartburn is a problem and do so every 4 hours.
C) Only take the medicine at night when they are lying down.
D) Take the medicine first thing in the morning because it will last all day.