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Generic Precose(Generic name: Acarbose)
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Precose (generic name Acarbose) is a diabetes medicine.
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brand name: Precose
generic name: Acarbose
What are acarbose tablets?
ACARBOSE (Precose ® ) lowers blood sugar in patients with diabetes. It slows the entry of certain sugars from food in the intestine into the body. Because it acts to reduce the absorption of sugars or starches in food, it must be taken with meals. Treatment is combined with a balanced diet and exercise. Acarbose may be used with some other diabetic medications. Generic acarbose tablets are not yet available.
How can this medicine affect other medicines? This medicine causes a moderate increase in the effects of other oral antidiabetic medicines and insulin.
Amylase, pancreatin and charcoal may reduce the effect of this medicine. They should not be taken at the same time.
Colestyramine may enhance the effects of Acarbose (Precose).
Neomycin may cause increased gut disturbances when given with Acarbose.
Acarbose (Precose) may alter digoxin levels, and these should therefore be monitored if Acarbose is used with digoxin.
Why is Precose prescribed? Precose is an oral medication used to treat type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes when high blood sugar levels cannot be controlled by diet alone. Precose works by slowing the body's digestion of carbohydrates so that blood sugar levels won't surge upward after a meal. Precose may be taken alone or in combination with certain other diabetes medications such as Glucophage, Micronase, Diabinese, and Insulin.
Special warnings about Acarbose (Precose) Every 3 months during your first year of treatment, your doctor will give you a blood test to check your liver and see how it is reacting to Precose. While you are taking Precose, you should check your blood and urine periodically for the presence of abnormal sugar (glucose) levels. Even people with well-controlled diabetes may find that stress such as surgery, infection, injury, or fever results in a loss of control over their blood sugar. If this happens to you, your doctor may recommend that Precose be discontinued temporarily and injected insulin used instead. When taken alone, Precose does not cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), but when you take it in combination with other medications such as or with insulin, Diabinese or Glucotrol, your blood sugar may fall too low. If you have any questions about combining Precose with other medications, be sure to discuss them with your doctor. If you are taking Precose along with other diabetes medications, be sure to have some source of glucose, such as Glutose tablets, available in case you experience any symptoms of mild or moderate low blood sugar. (Table sugar won't work because Precose inhibits its absorption.) - Symptoms of mild hypoglycemia may include:
Cold sweat, fast heartbeat, fatigue, headache, nausea, and nervousness - Symptoms of more severe hypoglycemia may include:
Coma, pale skin, and shallow breathing Severe hypoglycemia is an emergency. Contact your doctor immediately if the symptoms occur.
What should I watch for while taking Acarbose (Precose)?
Visit your prescriber or health care professional for regular checks on your progress. Learn how to monitor your blood sugar.
Acarbose does not cause symptoms of hypoglycemia (too low blood sugar) by itself, but if given with another antidiabetic medicine, it may increase their potential to lower blood sugar. If you do take Acarbose in combination with other medications, you and family members must learn to recognize and how to treat symptoms of low blood sugar.
It is important to follow a diabetic diet when taking Acarbose. This may help decrease some of the side effects (diarrhea, bloating, and gas). If you are following the diet and you still have severe diarrhea or gas, contact your prescriber.
If you are taking Acarbose (Precose) with other diabetic medications: Because Acarbose prevents the breakdown of table sugar you must always keep a supply of glucose or dextrose tablets or solution readily available to treat low blood sugar events if they occur. Ask your pharmacist to help you find these products at the store.
Wear a medical identification bracelet or chain to say you have diabetes, and carry a card that lists all your medications.
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