Precose
Acarbose tablets for type 2 diabetes. It slows the breakdown of carbohydrates in the gut, so blood sugar rises less steeply after a meal.
- Category
- Diabetes Management
- Active ingredient
- Acarbose
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 25mg · 50mg
This listing uses Precose as a reference name. A generic equivalent is supplied; its exact brand and manufacturer are confirmed before supply.
Prescription and consultation requirements for Precose vary by destination and are determined by the fulfilment partner.
Precose details
- Condition
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Alternative names
- acarbose
- Therapeutic class
- Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitor
- Pharmacological class
- Antidiabetic
- Minor side effects
- flatulence; diarrhoea; abdominal pain
- Moderate side effects
- mild skin rash; elevated liver enzymes; anaemia
- Serious side effects
- severe bowel obstruction, requires immediate medical attention
- Dosage forms
- Tablet
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Supply category
- Prescription-only medicine (POM)
- Originator
- Bayer
- Onset Time
- 30 minutes
- Duration
- 4–6 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store below 25°C.
- Drug interactions
- Digoxin; Digestive Enzymes; Metformin
- Age restrictions
- Approved for adults.
Contraindications
cirrhosis; inflammatory bowel disease; intestinal obstruction risk; severe renal impairment
Patient summary
Acarbose tablets for type 2 diabetes. It slows the breakdown of carbohydrates in the gut, so blood sugar rises less steeply after a meal.
Mechanism of action
Inhibits pancreatic alpha-amylase and membrane-bound intestinal alpha-glucoside hydrolase, delaying complex carbohydrate digestion.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Safety confirmed in animal studies. Breastfeeding: Expelled in low amounts.
What you will receive
Precose is used here as a reference originator brand name to identify the medicine. We are not affiliated with the brand owner, and this listing does not offer the originator product.
- The supplied product is a generic equivalent containing Acarbose, not the originator brand shown as the reference.
- The exact generic brand, manufacturer and dispatch location are confirmed based on the product, destination and available manufacturer or partner warehouse.
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