Acute Porphyria Drug Database

Monograph

A10BF01 - Acarbose
Not porphyrinogenic
NP

Rationale
Carbohydrate, insignificant systemic exposure. .
Chemical description
Pseudotetrasaccharide, alpha- glucoidase inhibitor, peroral antidiabetic. Only 1-2 % absorbed from the intestines, the rest broken down by intestinal bacteria.
IPNet drug reports
Uneventful use reported in 2 patients with acute porphyria.
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Tradenames
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Acarbosa · Glucobay Acarbosio · Acarphage · Glucobay Acarbose · Glucobay Acarbose · Glucobay Acarbose · Adeksa · Glucobay
 
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