Acarbose |
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| Bay g 5421; Bayer Brand of Acarbose; Glucobay; Glucor; Glumida; Lasa Brand of Acarbose; Prandase; Precose | |
| An inhibitor of alpha glucosidase that retards the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates in the small intestine and hence reduces the increase in blood-glucose concentrations after a carbohydrate load. It is given orally to non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus patients where diet modification or oral hypoglycemic agents do not control their condition. (From Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 31st ed) | |