Safety and efficacy of acarbose in the treatment of diabetes in Chinese patients

Acarbose is an α-glucosidase inhibitor that is commonly used to control postprandial blood glucose. It functions as a competitive and reversible inhibitor of small intestinal brush border glucosidase, blocks the degradation of starch and sucrose, and delays the absorption of glucose and fructose in...

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Main Authors: He, Ke, Shi, Jun-Cheng, Mao, Xiao-Ming
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4085335/