INDICATIONS
Precose (Acarbose) slows the digestion of carbohydrates in your body, which helps control blood glucose levels.
Acarbose can be used to treat type 2 diabetes. Acarbose is sometimes employed in in conjunction with insulin or another diabetes medications you are taking by mouth.
Precose doubles for purposes unlisted with this medication guide.
INSTRUCTIONS
Take exactly as prescribed from your doctor. Do not take in larger or smaller amounts or longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your own prescription label.
Take precose (acarbose) with all the first bite of a main meal, unless your doctor informs you otherwise.
Your blood sugar must be checked often, and you will need other blood tests at your doctor's office. Visit a medical expert regularly.
If you're taking acarbose with insulin or any other diabetes medications, your blood glucose levels might get too low. Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) can occur in case you skip lunch, exercise a long time, drink alcohol, or are under stress. Know the signs and symptoms of low blood glucose (hypoglycemia) and the way to recognize them: headache, hunger, weakness, sweating, tremors, irritability, or trouble concentrating.
Always keep a source of sugar for sale in case you might have the signs of low blood glucose levels. Sugar sources include orange juice, glucose gel, candy, or milk. If you might have severe hypoglycemia and can't eat or drink, work with an injection of glucagon. Your doctor can provide a prescription for the glucagon emergency injection kit and inform you how you can provide injection. Be sure your family and good friends know how you can assist you in an unexpected emergency.
Check your blood sugar carefully during a time of stress or illness, if you travel, exercise more than usual, drink alcohol, or skip meals. These things could affect your glucose levels along with your dose needs might also change.
Your doctor may want you to definitely stop taking acarbose for a small amount of time in case you become ill, possess a fever or infection, or in case you have surgical procedures or a medical emergency.
Ask your medical professional the best way to adjust your acarbose dose as required. Do not change your medication dose or schedule without your medical professional's advice.
Acarbose is only part of an complete program of treatment that might also include diet, exercise, weight control, foot care, eye care, dental care, and testing your blood sugar. Follow what you eat, medication, and workout routines very closely. Changing these factors can affect your glucose levels.
DOSAGE
Take exactly as prescribed because of your doctor.
STORAGE
Store at room temperature away from moisture and warmth. Keep the bottle tightly closed keep.
MORE INFO
Active Ingredient: Acarbose
PRECOSE is available as 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg pills for oral use. The inactive ingredients are starch, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, and colloidal silicon dioxide.
Get emergency medical help should you have these signs of an allergic reaction:
hives;
difficulty breathing;
swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your medical professional simultaneously in the event you have these liver symptoms:
low fever;
nausea, stomach pain, loss in appetite;
dark urine, clay-colored stools; or
jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
Less serious unwanted side effects can sometimes include:
mild stomach pain, gas, bloating;
diarrhea; or
mild skin rash or itching.
This just isn't a complete report on negative effects and others may occur. Tell your physician about any unusual or bothersome complication.
Do not make use of this medication if you are allergic to acarbose, or should you are in a state of diabetic ketoacidosis (call your medical professional for treatment with insulin). You also should avoid using acarbose in case you have:
inflammatory bowel disease;
a blockage with your intestines;
a digestive disorder in your intestines;
intestinal ulcer (of one's colon); or
cirrhosis with the liver.
To make sure you can safely take acarbose, tell your doctor in case you have some of these other concerns:
liver disease; or
a bowel or intestinal disorder; or
a stomach disorder.
FDA pregnancy category B. Precose is not supposed to harm an developing fetus. Tell a medical expert if you are pregnant or prefer to conceive during treatment. It is just not known whether acarbose passes into breast milk or if it might harm a nursing baby. You should not breast-feed if you are using acarbose.
Your medication needs may change in case you become sick or injured, in the event you possess a serious infection, or if you have any type of surgery. Do not alter your dose or stop taking acarbose without first actually talking to your medical professional.
If you adopt acarbose with insulin or another diabetes medications, your blood sugar levels may get too low. Low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) can take place should you skip dinner, exercise a long time, drink alcohol, or are under stress. Symptoms include headache, hunger, weakness, sweating, tremors, irritability, or trouble concentrating.
Carry hard candy or glucose tablets together with you in case you've got low blood sugar. Other sugar sources include orange juice and milk. Be sure all your family members and good friends know how you can direct you towards an emergency.
Precose is only part of the complete program of treatment that may also include diet, exercise, weight loss, foot care, eye care, dentistry, and testing your blood sugar. Follow what you eat, medication, and employ routines very closely. Changing some of these factors can impact your blood glucose levels.
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