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A10BF01 - Acarbose

Not porphyrinogenic

Rationale

Carbohydrate, insignificant systemic exposure. .

Chemical description

Pseudotetrasaccharide, alpha- glucoidase inhibitor, peroral antidiabetic. Only 1-2 % absorbed from the intestines, the rest broken down by intestinal bacteria.

IPNet drug reports

Uneventful use reported in 2 patients with acute porphyria.

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References

Tradenames

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Acarbosa · Glucobay

Acarbosio · Acarphage · Glucobay

Acarbose · Glucobay

Acarbose · Adeksa · Glucobay

Glucobay

Acarbose · Glucobay · Precose

Acarbosa

Acarbose

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