Quick answers
- What is Cimetidine used for?
- The Drug Facts label of Acid Controller (Cvs Woonsocket Prescription Center, Incorporated) lists these uses: relieves heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach; prevents heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain foods and beverages.
- Do I need a prescription for Cimetidine?
- No, the products on this page are sold without a prescription. Other products with the same active ingredient need a prescription (often a higher strength or another form): see the prescription page.
- Is a store brand the same as the name brand?
- Products listed together below have the same active ingredient, in the same amount and the same form, as registered with the FDA. Inactive ingredients (such as colors, flavors and fillers) and package sizes can differ. Compare the “Active ingredient” box on both packages, and ask a pharmacist if you are not sure.
- Has Cimetidine been recalled?
- No recall linked to these products appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
Also sold by prescription (often at a higher strength or in another form): Cimetidine — prescription medicine
Drug Facts label
Every over-the-counter medicine must carry a “Drug Facts” box in the same order, set by FDA rules. Below is the label of one product for each common strength and form, quoted word for word. Your own package can differ (for example, children’s products have other directions): always follow the label on your package.
Acid Controller · Cvs Woonsocket Prescription Center, Incorporated
Cimetidine 200 mg, tablet, film coated (oral)
Active ingredient (in each tablet)
Cimetidine 200 mg
Purpose
Acid reducer
Uses
- relieves heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach
- prevents heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain foods and beverages
Warnings
Allergy alert
Do not use
if you are allergic to cimetidine or other acid reducers
Do not use
- if you have trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools. These may be signs of a serious condition. See your doctor.
- with other acid reducers
Ask a doctor before use if
you have
- frequent chest pain
- frequent wheezing, particularly with heartburn
- unexplained weight loss
- nausea or vomiting
- stomach pain
- had heartburn over 3 months. This may be a sign of a more serious condition.
- heartburn with lightheadedness, sweating or dizziness
- chest pain or shoulder pain with shortness of breath; sweating; pain spreading to arms, neck or shoulders; or lightheadedness
- kidney disease
- liver disease
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if
you are taking
- a prescription drug. Acid reducers may interact with certain prescription drugs.
Stop use and ask a doctor if
- you need to take this product for more than 14 days
- stomach pain continues
- your heartburn continues or worsens
If pregnant or breast-feeding
ask a health professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children
In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away (1-800-222-1222).
Directions
- adults and children 12 years and over:
- to relieve symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water
- to prevent symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water right before or any time up to 30 minutes before eating food or drinking beverages that cause heartburn
- do not take more than 2 tablets in 24 hours
- children under 12 years: ask a doctor
Inactive ingredients
hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, povidone, pregelatinized starch, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium starch glycolate, titanium dioxide
Questions?
1-800-719-9260
— FDA label of Acid Controller, Cvs Woonsocket Prescription Center, Incorporated, effective May 11, 2026. See the official label on DailyMed →
Tagamet · Medtech Products Inc.
Cimetidine 200 mg, tablet (oral)
Active ingredient (in each tablet)
Cimetidine 200mg
Purpose
Acid reducer
Uses
relieves heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach prevents heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain foods and beverages
Warnings
Allergy a lert
Do not use
if you are allergic to cimetidine or other acid reducers.
Do not use
if you have trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools. These may be signs of a serious condition. See your doctor. with other acid reducers
Ask a doctor before use if
you have frequent chest pain frequent wheezing, particularly with heartburn unexplained weight loss nausea or vomiting stomach pain had heartburn over 3 months. This may be a sign of a more serious condition. heartburn with lightheadedness, sweating or dizziness chest pain or shoulder pain with shortness of breath; sweating; pain spreading to arms, neck or shoulders; or lightheadedness kidney disease liver disease
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if
you are taking a prescription drug. Acid reducers may interact with certain prescription drugs.
Stop use and ask a doctor if
you need to take this product for more than 14 days stomach pain continues your heartburn continues or worsens
If pregnant or breast-feeding
ask a health professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children
In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) right away.
Directions
adults and children 12 years and over:
- to relieve symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water
- to prevent symptoms, swallow 1 tablet with a glass of water right before or any time up to 30 minutes before eating food or drinking beverages that cause heartburn
- do not take more than 2 tablets in 24 hours children under 12 years: ask a doctor
Other information
store at 15-30ºC (59-86ºF)
Inactive ingredients
cellulose, corn starch, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, povidone, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium starch glycolate, titanium dioxide
Questions?
Call toll-free 1-800-482-4394 weekdays tagamet.com
— FDA label of Tagamet, Medtech Products Inc., effective June 10, 2024. See the official label on DailyMed →
This page is not medical advice. Read the label on your package, and ask a pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure a medicine is right for you, for your child, or with your other medicines.
Same medicine, other brands
Each group lists the products that have exactly the same active ingredient, in the same amount and form, as registered with the FDA (NDC Directory). A store brand in the same group has the same medicine as the name brand; inactive ingredients, flavors and package sizes can differ. Each product links to its own official label.
Cimetidine 200 mg · tablet, film coated (oral) · 8 products
Drug Facts for this strength and form ↑
| Brand or product name | Company on the label | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Acid Controller | Cvs Woonsocket Prescription Center, Incorporated | DailyMed |
| Acid Reducer | Amazon.com Services LLC | DailyMed |
| Basic Care Acid Reducer | Amazon.com Services LLC | DailyMed |
| Cimetidine 200 Acid Reducer | Walgreen Company | DailyMed |
| Equate Cimetidine | Wal-Mart Stores Inc | DailyMed |
| Good Sense Acid Reducer | L. Perrigo Company | — |
| Heartburn Prevention | H E B | DailyMed |
| Heartburn Relief | CVS Pharmacy | DailyMed |
Cimetidine 200 mg · tablet (oral) · 3 products
Companies that sell this medicine
The company named on the package (maker or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of over-the-counter products of this medicine.
- Medtech Products Inc.2 products
- Amazon.com Services LLC2 products
- Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.1 product
- CVS Pharmacy1 product
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc1 product
- Cvs Woonsocket Prescription Center, Incorporated1 product
- H E B1 product
- Walgreen Company1 product
- L. Perrigo Company1 product
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- FDA rule for the Drug Facts label (21 CFR 201.66)
Only medicines marketed under FDA rules for nonprescription drugs (an FDA monograph or an FDA approval) are listed. Homeopathic products are not listed: the FDA does not evaluate them for safety or effectiveness.