Acarbose

135 interactions 87 explained in plain English 266 cited references
Also sold as: Prandase® Precose Precose®
About Acarbose

Acarbose is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor used to help control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. Read the full Acarbose drug information page →

Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jul 10, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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Acarbose Penbutolol Levatol® Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Perindopril Aceon An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Phenelzine Nardil Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Pibrentasvir Explained Altered glycemic control resulting in severe symptomatic hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Pindolol Visken® Explained Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Practolol Explained Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Procarbazine Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Propranolol Hemangeol Explained Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Psyllium Alramucil® Explained Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Quinapril Accupril Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Ramipril Altace Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Rasagiline Azilect Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Safinamide Xadago Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Selegiline Anipryl Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Sotalol Betapace Explained Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Timolol Betimol Explained Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Trandolapril Mavik® Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Tranylcypromine Parnate Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Warfarin Coumadin Explained An increased risk of bleeding Details Acarbose Aspirin Rectal Aspirin Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Betaxolol Ophthalmic Betoptic® Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Levobunolol Ophthalmic AKBeta® Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Linezolid Injection Zyvox An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Pancrelipase Creon® Reduced effectiveness of acarbose Details

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