Acarbose

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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

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Acarbose Captopril Capoten® An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Carteolol Explained Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Carvedilol Coreg Explained Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Celiprolol Explained Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Enalapril Epaned An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Enalaprilat Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Esmolol Brevibloc Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Eucalyptus Explained Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Fenugreek Explained Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Fosinopril Monopril® An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Ginseng Explained Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Glecaprevir Explained Altered glycemic control resulting in severe symptomatic hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Glucomannan Explained Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Guar Gum Explained Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Gymnema Sylvestre Explained Increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Isocarboxazid Marplan Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Labetalol Normodyne® Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Levobunolol Betagan Explained Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Levothyroxine Ermeza Worsening of glycemic control Details Acarbose Licorice Explained Reduced antidiabetic agent effectiveness Details Acarbose Linezolid Zyvox Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Methylene Blue Provayblue Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Metipranolol Explained Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Metoprolol Kapspargo Explained Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Moexipril Univasc® An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Nadolol Corgard Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Nebivolol Bystolic Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Oxprenolol Explained Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; decreased symptoms of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Ozanimod Explained An increased risk of hypoglycemia Details Acarbose Pancreatin Explained Reduced effectiveness of acarbose Details 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

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