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Lavoltidine
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Lavoltidine (INN,[1] USAN, BAN; previously known as loxtidine; development code AH-23,844) is a highly potent and selective H2 receptor antagonist which was under development by Glaxo Wellcome (now GlaxoSmithKline)[2] as a treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease but was discontinued due to the discovery that it produced gastric carcinoid tumors in rodents.[3][4]
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See also
- H2 receptor antagonist
- Sufotidine (analogous sequence in which a sulfonyl group replaces the hydroxyl group)
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