Acarbose
alpha-glucosidase inhibitor · oral antidiabetic
Our referenceWhat this medicine is for
Pharmacologically, Acarbose relates to the category “alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (oral antidiabetic)”. This medicine slows the digestion of sugars in the intestine, which smooths the rise in blood sugar after meals.
In the case of Acarbose, this means: Helps control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. It is most often a maintenance treatment, taken at regular times over long periods; its benefit is judged over time, not by how you feel on the day.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 6 reimbursable presentations containing Acarbose are recorded. It comes under various trade names and in generic form.
- Acarbose Arrow
- Acarbose Biogaran
- Acarbose Eg
- Acarbose Sandoz
- Acarbose Viatris
- Acarbose Zentiva
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Our product for this treatment
You take Acarbose. For people who follow this type of treatment every day, we have designed a dedicated product.
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B12 as methylcobalamin, active folates, thiamine.
B12 1,000 µg · Folate 100 µg · Thiamine 50 mg
One bottle, one dose per day. Reduced price from the second box, free delivery from two boxes.
Further reading
The literature on the nutrient
- Vitamin B12 in Foods, Food Supplements, and Medicines, A Review of Its Role and Properties with a Focus on Its Stability
- Systematic Review and Pragmatic Clinical Approach to Oral and Nasal Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Treatment in Patients with Vitamin B12 Deficiency Related to Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Oral cobalamin (vitamin B12) treatment. An update
These studies concern the nutrient itself, its role, its forms, its bioavailability. They do not concern this medicine and assert no link between it and a nutrient requirement.
Talk about it in the community
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