Why is acarbose not recommended during breastfeeding?

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Published: 2026-11-08T01:31:35.062Z

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Acarbose is not recommended during breastfeeding because drug-induced effects on nursing infants cannot be excluded, although radioactivity detected in nursing rats’ milk after labelled acarbose has not had similar findings in humans.

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Acarbose 100 mg TabletsGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd · emc · SmPC §4.6 Fertility, pregnancy and lactation · Version 1Document updated 19 March 2019

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