Acarbose - Contraindications
These conditions, allergies, and situations mean Acarbose should NOT be used. From the US FDA-approved drug label Section 4.
CONTRAINDICATIONS Acarbose Tablets are contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to the drug.
Acarbose Tablets are contraindicated in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis or cirrhosis.
Acarbose Tablets are also contraindicated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, colonic ulceration, partial intestinal obstruction or in patients predisposed to intestinal obstruction.
In addition, Acarbose Tablets are contraindicated in patients who have chronic intestinal diseases associated with marked disorders of digestion or absorption and in patients who have conditions that may deteriorate as a result of increased gas formation in the intestine.