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Acarbose is an anti-diabetic drug used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus and in some countries prediabetes. It is a generic sold in Europe and China as Glucobay (Bayer AG) in North America as Precose (Bayer Pharmaceuticals) and in Canada as Prandase (Bayer AG). It is cheap and popular in China but not in the U.S. One physician explains the use in the U.S. is limited because it is not potent enough to justify the side effects of diarrhea and flatulence.

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ATC prefix
A10
ATC suffix
BF01
CAS number
56180-94-0
DrugBank
DB00284
FDA UNII code
T58MSI464G
IUPAC name
(2R3R4R5S6R)-5-[(2R3R4R5S6R)-5- [(2R3R4S5S6R)-34-dihydroxy-6-methyl- 5-[(1S4R5S6S)-456-trihydroxy-3- (hydroxymethyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-yl]amino tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy-34-dihydroxy- 6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy- 6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-234-triol
PubChem
444254

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