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Acarbose

First Approved by the FDA: May 7, 2008
Pharmaceutical Company: COBALT LABS INC






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Acarbose Is An Anti-diabetic Drug Used To Treat Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus And, In Some Countries, Prediabetes. It Is Sold In Europe Under The Brand Name Glucobay (bayer Ag), In North America As Precose (bayer Pharmaceuticals), And In Canada As Prandase (bayer Ag). It Is An Inhibitor Of Alpha Glucosidase, An Enteric Enzyme That Releases Glucose From Larger Carbohydrates. contents 1 Mechanism Of Action 2 Dosing 3 Side Effects 4 Relationship To Etiology Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 5 References ...

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