The generic Precose i.e. Acarbose medication is an oral medication that is used to control blood glucose sugar levels in type II diabetes. It belongs to a class of drugs known as alpha-glucosidase inhibitors which also includes miglitol Glyset.

The carbohydrates that are eaten are digested by enzymes in the intestine into smaller sugars which are absorbed into the body and increase blood sugar levels. The process of carbohydrate digestion requires the pancreas to release into the intestine alpha-amylase enzymes which digest the large carbohydrates into smaller carbohydrates called oligosaccharides.
The cells lining the small intestine then release alpha-glucosidase enzymes that further digest the oligosaccharides into smaller sugars like glucose that can be absorbed. Acarbose is a man-made oligosaccharide designed to slow down the actions of alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase enzymes thereby slowing the appearance of sugar in the blood after a meal.

The generic Precose i.e. Acarbose medication was ap