Drug details

Precose (acarbose)

type of Antidiabetics, Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors

Precose (acarbose tablets) is an oral alpha-glucosidase inhibitor used to treat type 2 diabetes. Precose is sometimes used in combination with insulin or other diabetes medications you take by mouth. Precose is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Diabetes .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• diarrhea,
• gas,
• bloating,
• upset stomach, or

The following drugs are related to Precose, either as a replacement or used together:

• Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride)
• Afrezza (insulin human inhalation powder)
• Kazano (alogliptin and metformin hcl tablets)
• Oseni (alogliptin and pioglitazone tablets)
• Nesina (alogliptin tablets)
• Avandamet (rosiglitazone maleate and metformin hcl)
• Avandaryl (rosiglitazone maleate and glimepiride)
• Baqsimi (glucagon nasal powder)
• Lotensin (benazepril)
• Byetta (exenatide injection)
• Capozide (captopril and hydrochlorothiazide)
• Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate)
• Xigduo XR (dapagliflozin and metformin hcl extended-release tablets)
• Zegalogue (dasiglucagon injection)
• Duetact (pioglitazone hydrochloride and glimepiride tablets)
• Synjardy (empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride tablets)
• Trijardy XR (empagliflozin, linagliptin, and metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets)
• Vasotec (enalapril)
• Glucotrol (glipizide)
• Glucotrol XL (glipizide extended release)
• Glucovance (glyburide and metformin)
• Micronase (glyburide)
• Glyset (miglitol)
• Humalog (insulin lispro (human analog))
• Humulin N (insulin (human recombinant))
• Humulin R (insulin (human recombinant))
• NovoLog (insulin aspart [rdna origin] inj)
• Soliqua Injection (insulin glargine and lixisenatide)
• Janumet (sitagliptin metformin hcl)
• Janumet XR (sitagliptin and metformin hcl)
• Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate)
• Kombiglyze XR (saxagliptin and metformin hcl extended-release)
• Tradjenta (linagliptin)
• Prinivil (lisinopril)
• Zestril (lisinopril)
• Starlix Tablet (nateglinide)
• Novolin R (recombinant dna origin)
• Onglyza (saxagliptin tablets)
• Prandimet (repaglinide and metformin hcl tablets)

The following supplements are related to Precose, and may be used together with the drug:

• Magnesium (s.)
• Acetyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
• Beer (s.)
• Wine (s.)
• Iodine (s.)
• Blond Psyllium (s.)
• Caffeine (s.)
• Capsicum (s.)
• Gamma Linolenic Acid (s.)
• Ginkgo (s.)
• Coffee (s.)
• Glucomannan (s.)
• Guar Gum (s.)
• Oats (s.)
• Soy (s.)
• Xanthan Gum (s.)
• Agaricus Mushroom (s.)
• Alpha-Lipoic Acid (s.)
• Chromium (s.)
• Ginseng, Panax (s.)
• Milk Thistle (s.)
• Prickly Pear Cactus (s.)