GLUCOBAY

This brand name is authorized in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Hong Kong SAR China, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Turkey.

Active ingredients

The drug GLUCOBAY contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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UNII T58MSI464G - ACARBOSE
 

Acarbose is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, used in the treatment of diabetes. Inhibitors of a-glucosidase retard the breakdown of carbohydrates in the food and reduce the increase in blood glucose levels, which occurs after each meal.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 GLUCOBAY 50mg Tablet MPI, EU: SmPC Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
A10BF01 Acarbose A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A10 Drugs used in diabetes → A10B Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins → A10BF Alpha glucosidase inhibitors
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 8189B
BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos 538912050014213, 538912050014313
CA Health Products and Food Branch 02190885, 02190893
EE Ravimiamet 1734656
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 59419, 59420
HK Department of Health Drug Office 35869, 35870
IT Agenzia del Farmaco 026851016, 026851028, 045430016
JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 3969003F1026, 3969003F2022, 3969003F3037, 3969003F4033
MX Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios 458M93
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 31453
PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych 100027007, 100027013
RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale W63882001, W63882002, W63883001, W63883002
SG Health Sciences Authority 07861P, 07862P
TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu 8699546010417, 8699546011827, 8699546014750, 8699546014767, 8699546015702, 8699546015719

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