Anti-Diabetic

Precose (acarbose)

Precose adults whose diabetes can not be treated with diet alone has been used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Precose may be used only in conjunction with other oral diabetes medications or insulin.

Take Precose by mouth with food.

If you also take charcoal or digestive enzyme preparations, since they are still not taking Precose within 2-4 hours. The exact dosing instructions on the label to check the drug. Check with your doctor if you have any questions.

Temporary insulin stressful periods (such as fever, trauma, infection or surgery), which may be necessary. Precose use by your doctor.

Precose is a glucosidase inhibitor. Down the enzyme that makes the carbohydrates into glucose, slowing the running, a decrease in blood glucose levels after meals.

Down the enzyme that makes the carbohydrates into glucose, slowing the running, a decrease in blood glucose levels after meals. Glucosidase inhibitor is acarbose.

Precose out of reach of children and pets away from himself. Do not store in the bathroom. A tight, light resistant container Place. Precose Store at room temperature, between 68 and 77 degrees F (20 and 25 degrees C). Heat, humidity and light from the store.

Precose Do not use if:

• Are you allergic to any ingredient in Precose for you;
• You have a blockage in the stomach and intestine, or are at risk of these problems;
• Long-term (chronic) bowel inflammation, ulcers, or gastro-intestinal and digestive problems, or prevent the absorption of nutrients;
• You have cirrhosis of the liver or unexplained abnormal liver function tests;
• You have diabetes (high ketone levels), ketoacidosis, or severe kidney disease. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
  • If you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding
  • If you have any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal or dietary supplement you are taking
  • If you have medicine, food, or are allergic to other substances
  • If you have stomach or intestinal problems, liver disease or kidney disease
  
  
  Precose May interact with some drugs.

• Anticoagulants (eg warfarin) because their risk of side effects, including bleeding, may increase Precose
• Calcium channel blockers (eg verapamil), corticosteroids (eg prednisone), diuretics (eg hydrochlorothiazide), estrogen, isoniazid, nicotinic acid, oral (pill) contraception (eg, chlorpromazine), phenothiazines, phenytoin, sympathomimetics (eg, pseudoephedrine), or thyroid hormones because they increase or "may reduce the effectiveness of Precose
• Insulin or sulfonylurea (eg glyburide) because their side effects may be at increased risk Precose
• Digoxin because its effectiveness may be reduced Precose