Acarbose
Active Ingredients
- Acarbose
Manufacturers
- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Roxane Laboratories Inc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Glucobay.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Acarbose Side Effects
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Overall Alarm |
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Acarbose
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By 100000024092632 in facebook.com on February 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“I have lost 50 lbs with PCOS since I've gone low carb, and I have felt so much better AND have been getting regular periods/ovulation. :)”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By 1459269868 in facebook.com on February 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Yes I have had wonderful success on a Low Carb/Gluten free diet! I have lost 55lbs in 6 months and have only 10lbs left to lose. I have PCOS and finally went to an endocrinologist who put me on Metfor...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By 100001433649107 in facebook.com on February 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Ok...you don't just get on Metformin. It is a diabetic med RX'd by a dr. If you're not diabetic, u can't just go get it. And I call BS on Nicole Ryan & those drops saying she lost 120 lbs in 10 days.....”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Fezeka Mg … in www.dailystrength.org on February 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Hydro-cortisone is often used in adrenal insufficiency of which with my case I just stop taking it because of weight gain and I had moon face Didn't like myself when i look in the mirror and massive a...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By 100006479126805 in facebook.com on February 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Depends on whether you need ketosis for extreme weight loss or a avg. weight loss or whether your at or near your goal (healthy weight), 0-50 carbs is ketosis (extreme weight loss, 3.5-5pds week); I a...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By 788898453 in facebook.com on February 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“I have pcos and I've been doing carb cycling since November and have lost 24 lbs so fa”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By 1650105645 in facebook.com on February 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“My glucophage helps I believe. I do low carb & walk or try to everyday. I've lost about 30 pounds.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By 1385946792 in facebook.com on February 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“I have PCOS & benefit a lot on Atkins. Strict for 2 months then cheat day then cheat day every 2 weeks.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By 1527088128 in facebook.com on February 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Metformin stay away ! I have pcos and thyroid probekms as well . Low carb and stay away from Soy ! I was drinking soy milk and when I went to endo she said yikes stay away from soy it like incubates a...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By 1515723904 in facebook.com on February 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“i have pcos and switched to low carb 18 months ago and ive lost 112 lbs. metformin and progesterone did nothing for me but low carb living has changed everything.”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Acarbose
Flatulence
“Side Effects: Gas - not too unpleasant. As expected, gas gets worse after eating a high carb meal.
Not that bad. Had to try something and Metformin gave me too many side effects. Reduced my...”
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View full report on Acarbose related flatulence
Did the author experience flatulence while taking precose?
What is this?Appetite Disorder
“Side Effects: Gas - not too unpleasant. As expected, gas gets worse after eating a high carb meal.
Not that bad. Had to try something and Metformin gave me too many side effects. Reduced my...”
Source: viewrating.asp
View full report on Acarbose related appetite disorder
Did the author experience appetite disorder while taking precose?
What is this?Flatulence
“Side Effects: too much gas to be around other people, consistent blurry vision, spaced out feeling
I do have blurry vision often before or after I eat, but it normally will flare up for a s...”
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View full report on Acarbose related flatulence
Did the author experience flatulence while taking precose?
What is this?