Patient info

A10BF01 acarbose

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines for diabetes other than insulin

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 2 medicines in this group.

Active substance: Acarbose – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
    1. A10 Drugs used in diabetes 589 medicines
      1. A10B Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins 472 medicines
        1. A10BF Alpha glucosidase inhibitors, blood glucose lowering 2 medicines
          1. A10BF01 acarbose 2 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Acarbose 100 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Acarbose 50 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied –

Other names of the ATC group

Sources

  • Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
  • World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group A10BF01

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