Glucobay
Same active ingredient拜糖平· Bàitángpíng
Common in China
Active ingredient: acarbose
Glucobay is acarbose — in the US it's sold as acarbose
The same active ingredient (acarbose) is available in the United States. Compare recently observed prices below.
Also sold under the brand names Precose (brand discontinued; generic acarbose available).
Prescription only (Rx) in the US.
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Bayer's acarbose. The same active is FDA-approved and Rx in the US; the Precose brand has been discontinued but generic acarbose remains available for type 2 diabetes.
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- Is Glucobay available in the US?
- The same active ingredient (acarbose) is available in the United States. Compare recently observed prices below.
- Is Glucobay the same as acarbose?
- Glucobay is acarbose — in the US it's sold as acarbose
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