Question

The drug cimetidine was designed to:

• A. prevent the interaction of histamine with receptors
• B. stimulates the secretion of pepsin
• C. reduce gaestro intestinal juices
• D. all of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The correct options are
A prevent the interaction of histamine with receptors
C reduce gaestro intestinal juices

The drug cimetidine (Tegamet), was designed to prevent the interaction of histamine with the receptors present in the stomach wall. This resulted in release of lesser amount of acid. The importance of the drug was so much that it remained the largest selling drug in the world until another drug, ranitidine (Zantac), was discovered.