Abstract 92 Primary end-points at the completion of the trial
Famotidine (n = 204)Placebo (n = 200)Total (n = 404)OR (95% CI)p Value
All lesions12 (5.9%)66 (33%)78 (19.3%)0.13 (0.07 to 0.24)<0.0001
Oesophagitis9 (4.4%)38 (19%)47 (11.6%)0.2 (0.09 to 0.4)<0.0001
Gastric ulcers7 (3.4%)30 (15%)37 (9.2%)0.2 (0.09 to 0.4) = 0.00021
Duodenal ulcers1 (0.5%)17 (8.5%)18 (4.5%)0.05 (0.01 to 0.4) = 0.0045
  • 95% CI, 95% confidence intervals; OR, odds ratios.