ACARBOSE

• Class : Anti-diabetic agents• Indication : Type II Diabetes mellitus• Adult : 

- Initially, 25 mg daily.

- May adjust dose at 4-8 weekly intervals based on tolerance

- 1-hr post-prandial blood glucose levels.

- Maintenance dose: 50-100 mg three times a day.

- Max: ≤60 kg: 50 mg three times a day;

>60 kg: 100 mg three times a day.

Adverse Drug Reactions

Flatulence, abdominal pain, distension, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting. Elevation of transaminases, hepatitis, jaundice.

Rarely, skin reactions.

Potentially Fatal: Hepatotoxicity.

Brands

Glucobay 50 mg tablet Glucobay 100 mg tablet

Gluconase 50 mg tablet