What is Acarbose?
The short answer
In the US, you need a prescription to get Acarbose.
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What it is
- Type
- Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (not a peptide)
- Also known as
- precose, glucobay
- How it works
- Slows carbohydrate digestion in the gut.
Regulatory status
FDA-approved (Rx) How we label status
As of October 4, 2026, Acarbose is an FDA-approved prescription drug for type 2 diabetes.
- Federal (FDA)
- Approved Rx (Precose NDA020482 1995, disc.; generics); label: type 2 diabetes
- 503A compounding
- Approved-drug component (not in any 503A category) (as of May 14, 2026)
- WADA 2026
- Not named
References
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