DETROIT There are new reports of therapies used to treat COVID-19 every day -- often met with hopeful fanfare. Based on those two loose pieces of information, they are following a hunch and testing very high doses of famotidine in patients with coronavirus. This is science in action, but it is not anywhere near proof enough that people should even consider taking Pepcid. Although the start of these two studies generated hope and interest among the public, the bottom line is that they are nowhere near medical advice. More information on coronavirus (COVID-19):