Generic name:acarbose [ ah-KAR-bose ]
Drug class:Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
The Precose brand name has been discontinued in the U.S. If generic versions of this product have been approved by the FDA, there may be generic equivalents available.
What is Precose?
Precose slows the digestion of carbohydrates in the body, which helps control blood sugar levels.
Precose is used together with diet and exercise to treat type 2 diabetes. This medicine is sometimes used in combination with insulin or other diabetes medications you take by mouth.
Precose may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
You should not use Precose if you have inflammatory bowel disease, an ulcer or blockage in your intestines, or cirrhosis of the liver. Do not use this medicine if you are in a state of diabetic ketoacidosis (call your doctor for treatment with insulin).
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Precose if you are allergic to it, or if you have:
inflammatory bowel disease;
a blockage in your intestines;
a digestive disorder affecting your intestines;
intestinal ulcer (of your colon);
cirrhosis of the liver; or
diabetic ketoaci...
