Acarbose is metabolized exclusively within the gastrointestinal tract, principally by intestinal bacteria, but also by digestive enzymes. ... At least 13 metabolites have been separated chromatographically from urine specimens. The major metabolites have been identified as 4-methylpyrogallol derivatives (i.e., sulfate, methyl, and glucuronide conjugates). One metabolite (formed by cleavage of a glucose molecule from acarbose) also has alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity. This metabolite, together with the parent compound, recovered from the urine, accounts for less than 2% of the total administered dose.
In several large clinical trials, serum enzyme elevations above 3 times the upper limit of normal were more common with acarbose therapy (2% to 5%) than with placebo, but all elevations were asymptomatic and resolved rapidly with stopping therapy. These studies reported no instances of clinically apparent liver injury. Subsequent to approval and with wide clinical use, however, at least a dozen instances of clinically apparent liver injury have been linked to acarbose use. The liver injury typically arises 2 to 8 months after starting therapy and is associated with a hepatocellular pattern of serum enzyme elevations with marked increases in serum ALT levels, suggestive of acute viral hepatitis. Immunoallergic features and autoantibody formation are not typical. While most cases are mild, some are associated with marked jaundice and cases with a fatal outcome have been reported to the sponsor. No cases of chronic liver injury or vanishing bile duct syndrome have been linked to acarbose use, and most large series of cases of drug induced liver injury and acute liver failure have not identified cases due to acarbose. Rechallenge has been carried out in several instances and resulted in recurrence with a shortening of the time to onset.
... A possible interaction between digoxin and acarbose was reported. In these reports, absorption of digoxin was decreased dramatically by coadministration of acarbose. The hypoglycemic action of acarbose stems from the reversible and competitive inhibition of alpha-glucosidase that hydrolyzes oligosaccharides absorbed later as glucose molecules. Acarbose functions exclusively in intestine, and most of it appears unchanged in feces. Digoxin is a well-known medication used in the treatment of heart failure and/or chronic atrial fibrillation. Acarbose delays the digestion of sucrose and starch in humans; as a result, a disturbance of gastrointestinal transit, causing loose stools, follows. Therefore, it is possible that gastrointestinal motility is increased, and absorption of digoxin decreased, by coadministration with acarbose. It is also possible that acarbose interferes with the hydrolysis of digoxin before its absorption, resulting in alteration in the release of the corresponding genine and thus affecting the reliability of the digoxin laboratory test. These case reports indicate that the absorption of digoxin is decreased by the administration of acarbose. ...
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在一项单中心、安慰剂对照的临床研究中,测试了含有氢氧化镁和氢氧化铝的抗酸剂(Maalox 70;10毫升)对口服降糖药阿卡波糖(Glucobay 100,Bay g 5421,CAS 56180;100毫克)药效动力学的影响,研究对象为24名健康男性志愿者。药物单独使用或联合使用,并与安慰剂进行比较。志愿者被随机分配到四个不同的治疗组。连续4天的每日用药为1片安慰剂片,或1片含100毫克阿卡波糖的片剂,或1片含100毫克阿卡波糖加10毫升抗酸悬浮液,或1片安慰剂片加10毫升抗酸悬浮液,不同治疗之间有6-10天的洗脱期。疗效评估基于服用75克蔗糖后餐后血糖和血清胰岛素水平,测量最大浓度和“曲线下面积”(0-4小时)。没有发现抗酸剂对阿卡波糖降低血糖和胰岛素作用的影响。因此,阿卡波糖与所测试的抗酸剂之间似乎没有显著相互作用。与所测试的抗酸剂类似的抗酸剂在与阿卡波糖联合使用时不需要被归类为禁忌症。
In a single-centre, placebo-controlled, clinical study, the influence of an antacid containing magnesium hydroxide and aluminium hydroxide (Maalox 70; 10 mL) on the pharmacodynamics of the oral antidiabetic drug acarbose (Glucobay 100, Bay g 5421, CAS 56180; 100 mg) was tested in 24 healthy male volunteers. The drugs were given alone or in combination and were compared with placebo. Volunteers were randomized into four different treatment groups. The daily medication over 4 days was 1 x 1 placebo tablet, or 1 x 1 tablet containing 100 mg acarbose, or 1 x 1 tablet containing 100 mg acarbose plus 10 mL antacid suspension, or 1 x 1 placebo tablet plus 10 ml antacid suspension, interrupted by wash-out phases of 6-10 days between successive treatments. Efficacy was assessed on the basis of postprandial blood glucose and serum insulin levels after administration of 75 g sucrose, and was measured as maximal concentrations and 'area under the curve' (0-4 hr). No influence of the antacid on the blood glucose and insulin-lowering effect of acarbose could be detected. Hence, there does not appear to be a significant interaction between acarbose and the antacid tested. Antacids similar to that tested do not need to be classified as a contraindication when used in combination with acarbose.
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为了调查阿卡波糖治疗是否改变共同给药的罗格列酮的药代动力学(PK)。十六名健康志愿者(24-59岁)在第1天接受单次8毫克剂量的罗格列酮,随后在接下来的7天内重复给药阿卡波糖[100毫克,每日三次(随餐)]。在阿卡波糖每日三次给药的最后一天(第8天),将单剂量的罗格列酮与阿卡波糖的早晨剂量一起给予。比较了第1天和第8天罗格列酮给药后的PK曲线,并计算了点估计(PE)和相关95%置信区间(CI)。罗格列酮的吸收(以峰浓度Cmax和达峰时间Tmax衡量)不受阿卡波糖影响。从时间零到无穷大的浓度-时间曲线下的面积[AUC(0-infinity)]在罗格列酮和阿卡波糖联合给药时平均降低了12%(95% CI -21%, -2%),并伴随着终末消除半衰期大约1小时(23%)的减少(4.9小时对3.8小时)。这种AUC(0-infinity)的小幅减少似乎是由于罗格列酮的系统清除率改变,而不是吸收的变化。观察到的AUC(0-infinity)和半衰期的变化不太可能具有临床意义。罗格列酮和阿卡波糖的联合给药耐受性良好。以治疗剂量给药的阿卡波糖对罗格列酮的药代动力学有轻微但临床上不显著的影响。
To investigate whether treatment with acarbose alters the pharmacokinetics (PK) of coadministered rosiglitazone. Sixteen healthy volunteers (24-59-years old) received a single 8-mg dose of rosiglitazone on day 1, followed by 7 days of repeat dosing with acarbose [100 mg three times daily (t.i.d.) with meals]. On the last day of acarbose t.i.d. dosing (day 8), a single dose of rosiglitazone was given with the morning dose of acarbose. PK profiles following rosiglitazone dosing on days 1 and 8 were compared, and point estimates (PE) and associated 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Rosiglitazone absorption [as measured with peak plasma concentration (Cmax) and time to peak concentration (Tmax)] was unaffected by acarbose. The area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to infinity [AUC(0-infinity)] was on average 12% lower (95% CI-21%, -2%) during rosiglitazone + acarbose coadministration and was accompanied by an approximate 1-hr (23%) reduction in terminal elimination half-life (4.9 hr versus 3.8 hr). This small decrease in AUC(0-infinity) appears to be due to an alteration in systemic clearance of rosiglitazone and not changes in absorption. These observed changes in AUC(0-infinity) and half-life are not likely to be clinically relevant. Coadministration of rosiglitazone and acarbose was well tolerated. Acarbose administered at therapeutic doses has a small, but clinically insignificant, effect on rosiglitazone pharmacokinetics.
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In a study of 6 healthy men, less than 2% of an oral dose of acarbose was absorbed as active drug, while approximately 35% of total radioactivity from a 14C-labeled oral dose was absorbed. An average of 51% of an oral dose was excreted in the feces as unabsorbed drug-related radioactivity within 96 hours of ingestion. Because acarbose acts locally within the gastrointestinal tract, this low systemic bioavailability of parent compound is therapeutically desired.
Following oral dosing of healthy volunteers with 14C-labeled acarbose, peak plasma concentrations of radioactivity were attained 14-24 hours after dosing, while peak plasma concentrations of active drug were attained at approximately 1 hour. The delayed absorption of acarbose-related radioactivity reflects the absorption of metabolites that may be formed by either intestinal bacteria or intestinal enzymatic hydrolysis.
Acarbose is metabolized exclusively within the gastrointestinal tract, principally by intestinal bacteria, but also by digestive enzymes. A fraction of these metabolites (approximately 34% of the dose) was absorbed and subsequently excreted in the urine.
The fraction of acarbose that is absorbed as intact drug is almost completely excreted by the kidneys. When acarbose was given intravenously, 89% of the dose was recovered in the urine as active drug within 48 hours. In contrast, less than 2% of an oral dose was recovered in the urine as active (i.e., parent compound and active metabolite) drug. This is consistent with the low bioavailability of the parent drug.