"Acarbose" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An inhibitor of alpha glucosidase that retards the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates in the small intestine and hence reduces the increase in blood-glucose concentrations after a carbohydrate load. It is given orally to non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus patients where diet modification or oral hypoglycemic agents do not control their condition. (From Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 31st ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D020909
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.629.802.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Glumida- Glumida
- Lasa Brand of Acarbose
Precose- Precose
- Prandase
- Glucor
- Bayer Brand of Acarbose
- Glucobay
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