This works just as well as Pepcid and is a little easier to swallow as it is round instead of square. I really dislike the foil packs as they are difficult to pop open with arthritis hands. I pop them all out of the foil at once by making a criss cross cut on the back with a sharp paring knife and put them in an old Pepcid bottle for easy access on days when my hands hurt. Yet once again what I need is often out of stock at Medline. Sigh