An oligosaccharide alpha-glucosidase inhibitor; adjunctive therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus to blunt postprandial hyperglycemia.
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acar·bose (aґkahr-bōs) an α-glucosidase inhibitor produced by fermentation by Actinoplanes utahensis, used as an antihyperglycemic agent in treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; administered orally.Medical dictionary. 2011.