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cimetidine

medicine that reduces stomach acid
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cimetidine

Summary

cimetidine is a type of chemical entity[1]. cimetidine ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (770 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cimetidine is credited with the discovery of John Colin Emmett[3].
  • cimetidine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • cimetidine's physically interacts with is recorded as alcohol dehydrogenase (NAD)[5].
  • cimetidine's physically interacts with is recorded as Histamine receptor H2[6].
  • cimetidine's physically interacts with is recorded as Solute carrier family 47 member 2[7].
  • cimetidine's physically interacts with is recorded as Solute carrier family 47 member 1[8].
  • cimetidine's physically interacts with is recorded as Solute carrier family 29 member 4[9].
  • cimetidine's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC1=C(N=CN1)CSCCNC(=NC)NC#N[10].
  • cimetidine's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₀H₁₆N₆S[11].
  • cimetidine is a type of heterocyclic compound[12].
  • cimetidine is used for medication[13].
  • cimetidine's Commons category is recorded as Cimetidine[14].
  • cimetidine comprises nitrogen[15].
  • cimetidine comprises carbon[16].
  • cimetidine's significant drug interaction is recorded as aminophylline[17].
  • cimetidine's significant drug interaction is recorded as aminophylline[18].
  • cimetidine's significant drug interaction is recorded as aminophylline[19].
  • cimetidine's significant drug interaction is recorded as aminophylline[20].
  • cimetidine's significant drug interaction is recorded as rac-warfarin[21].
  • cimetidine's significant drug interaction is recorded as theophylline monohydrate[22].
  • cimetidine's significant drug interaction is recorded as theophylline monohydrate[23].
  • cimetidine's significant drug interaction is recorded as theophylline monohydrate[24].
  • cimetidine's significant drug interaction is recorded as theophylline monohydrate[25].
  • cimetidine's significant drug interaction is recorded as cyclosporine[26].
  • cimetidine's significant drug interaction is recorded as cyclosporine[27].

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Works and Contributions

cimetidine is credited with the discovery of John Colin Emmett[3].

Why It Matters

cimetidine ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (770 views/month).[2] cimetidine has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] cimetidine is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Effects of H2-receptor antagonists on gastric alcohol dehydrogenase activity. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → John Colin Emmett
    Subclass of → heterocyclic compound
    Has part(s) → nitrogen, carbon
    Has use → medication
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007286432705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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