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Acarbose

Acarbose is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor used in type 2 diabetes. It acts in the intestine to delay the breakdown and absorption of carbohydrates after food.

Precose

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

25mg · 50mg

Designed to support postprandial sugar management to manage diabetes symptoms and alleviate glucose absorption.

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Key points

  • Acarbose inhibits intestinal alpha-glucosidase enzymes.
  • Its effect is centred on post-meal glucose rises rather than stimulating insulin release.

Precose gives the catalogue a direct brand-to-ingredient connection for acarbose and type 2 diabetes. Gastrointestinal effects such as flatulence and diarrhoea follow from undigested carbohydrate reaching the lower bowel, making them particularly connected to this medicine’s site of action.

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