alpha-glucosidase inhibitor
Acarbose
Helps control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. This molecule appears in 36 of the medicines we have indexed.
Do you need a supplement? No.
No supplement is warranted with this treatment. A varied diet remains the foundation.
Do you also take another treatment?
By the Layer Nutrition editorial teamHow the atlas classifies the 664 molecules
- Class
- alpha-glucosidase inhibitor oral antidiabetic
- Indexed medicines
- 36
- Our answer
- Nothing to add
- Updated
- October 2026
What this medicine is for
Pharmacologically, this molecule belongs to the “alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (oral antidiabetic)” category. This medicine slows the digestion of sugars in the intestine, which smooths the rise in blood sugar after meals.
In practice: Helps control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. It is most often a long-term treatment, taken at regular times over long periods; its benefit is judged over time, not by how you feel on a given day.
The name on your box may be here.
These names come from the public registers of 32 countries: the ANSM for France, the AEMPS for Spain, the AIFA for Italy, the HPRA for Ireland, Swissmedic for Switzerland, and the European Medicines Agency for the others.
Most widespread
- АРОБА
- ACARPHAGE
- ADEKSA
- BLUESAR
- ESTABLIX
- GLUCOBAY
No name matches.
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France6
- ACARBOSE ARROW
- ACARBOSE BIOGARAN
- ACARBOSE EG
- ACARBOSE SANDOZ
- ACARBOSE VIATRIS
- ACARBOSE ZENTIVA
Germany4
- ACARBOSE AL
- ACARBOSE DURA
- ACARBOSE GENEVIDA
- ACARBOSE STADA
Spain4
- ACARBOSA FARMALIDER
- ACARBOSA TARBIS
- ACARBOSA TECNIGEN
- ACARBOSA VIATRIS
Italy5
- ACARPHAGE
- GLUCOBAY
- ACARBOSIO AUROBINDO
- ACARBOSIO DOC GENERICI
- ACARBOSIO TECNIGEN
United Kingdom4
- ACARBOSE
- ACARBOSE GENERICS [UK] LTD
- ACARBOSE GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS EUROPE
- ACARBOSE MORNINGSIDE HEALTHCARE
Bulgaria1
- АРОБА
Poland2
- ADEKSA
- ACARBOSE AUROVITAS
Portugal9
- BLUESAR
- ESTABLIX
- ACARBOSE BERAR LABORATÓRIOS BASI - INDÚSTRIA FARMACÊUTICA
- ACARBOSE BLUEPHARMA
- ACARBOSE ESTABLIX
- ACARBOSE FARMOZ
- ACARBOSE FRIULCHEM
- ACARBOSE GENERIS
- ACARBOSE MYLAN
Czechia1
- ACARBOSE VIATRIS
One answer out of three.
The atlas gives each molecule one of these three answers. Most call for nothing.
- Our formula31 molecules
- An active ingredient to consider59 molecules
- Nothing to add574 moleculesincluding this one
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- Metformin, 1,937 indexed medicines,
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- Gliclazide, 212 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Vildagliptin, 639 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Repaglinide, 211 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
- Glimepiride, 142 indexed medicines, Nothing to add
Do you also take another treatment?
Type the name written on the box. The atlas gives you its answer.
For example Panadol, Doliprane or paracetamol.