Acarbose- Recard 5mg

Information About Acarbose- Recard 5mg

About Acarbose- Recard 5mg

The Medicine Brand Recard 5mg is manufactured by Comed Chemicals Pvt Ltd and mainly contents the generic drug Acarbose.

Pakaging

10 x 1

Active Ingredients For Acarbose- Recard 5mg

Acarbose 5mg

Diseases List For Which Acarbose- Recard 5mg Is Prescribed

This Drug Is Prescribed For Type 2 Diabetes

Other Significations For Acarbose- Recard 5mg

This Medication Acarbose is an oligosaccharide analog It was the first aglycoside hydrolase inhibitor to be used therapeutically in regulating intestinal carbohydtare digestion and absorption Acarbose is isolated from fermentation of Actinomyces in culture broth containing both glucose and maltose Acarbose is oral hypoglycemic agent Acarbose is used along with diet in the treatment of diabetes to reduce the high blood sugar level For maximum therapeutic effects it must be used along with a proper diet and a regular exercise program It has been recently approved by the FDA for use

Precautions To Be Taken Before Acarbose- Recard 5mg

Acarbose may interfere with digoxin Lanoxin absorption thereby decreasing digoxin blood levels and its effect Therefore the digoxin dose may need to be increased if acarbose is begun Since adding insulin or a sulfonylurea to acarbose therapy may lower blood glucose more than acarbose alone the risk for developing hypoglycemia is greater when these drugs are combined Caution should be used when combining these drugs If mild to moderate hypoglycemia occurs while taking acarbose in combination with another antidiabetic drug the hypoglycemia should be treated with oral glucose dextrose instead of sucrose table sugar because acarbose blocks the digestion of sucrose to glucose and hypoglycemia will not be corrected rapidly with sucrose Acarbose alone does not produce hypoglycemia Charcoal may absorb acarbose and digestive enzyme preparations such as amylase or pancreatin may breakdown acarbose and should not be adminstered with acarbose

Major Conditions And Care

Pregnancy And Acarbose- Recard 5mg

Can We Take Acarbose- Recard 5mg During Pregnancy?

Pregnancy Class D There is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks

Lactation And Acarbose- Recard 5mg

Can We Use Acarbose- Recard 5mg During Lactation

Lactation Class L1 Drug which has been taken by a large number of breastfeeding mothers without any observed increase in adverse effects in the infant Controlled studies in breastfeeding women fail to demonstrate a risk to the infant and the possibility of harm to the breastfeeding infant is remote or the product is not orally bioavailable in an infant

Side Effects Of Acarbose- Recard 5mg

Nausea stomach upset skin rash acute toxicity

More Danger Effects Fatal Effect Due To Overdose Of Acarbose- Recard 5mg