What this pack is
Precose is the brand name in this record; acarbose is the generic name. Read both together with the dosage form (oral tablet).
PACK CHECK · MARKET FIRST
PrecoseGeneric nameacarbose
Mainland China pack-name cue拜唐苹®Historical or public source cue · verify the current target-market record · Open reference ↗
How this medicine works
The DailyMed historical public label describes PRECOSE as an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor and explains that acarbose delays digestion of ingested carbohydrate. This describes a labelled pharmacologic pathway; it cannot determine an individual's glucose issue, dietary choices, tablet count, timing, combination or adjustment plan.
Read source: United States ↗Historical public record · reviewed 2026-08-23More about its action and precautions →Check the market, names, dosage form and route together
A medicine may use different brand names across markets. Keep the market, brand, generic name, dosage form and route together; one matching field does not prove that two packs are the same or interchangeable.
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Use these fields when the pack, market name or package image needs closer checking. They are evidence boundaries, not substitution instructions.
- Mainland China pack-name cue
- 拜唐苹®
- International brand name
- Precose
- Generic name
- acarbose
- Dosage-form class
- Dosage form and presentation as documented in the linked primary label
- Route
- Oral
- Package-image status
- A source-linked public label image is available below
Mainland China trade-name search cue:拜唐苹®. This is a historical/public cue for reading pack text. It does not establish current approval, holder, supply or sale eligibility. Open reference ↗
FOR EVERYDAY QUESTIONS
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What this page can show
This is a source-traceable public record. It helps you read the product identity and its listed source documents; each market still needs its own current record check.
What to bring to the next conversation
Bring the actual pack, the label or prescription, and a complete medicine list when you speak with a pharmacist or clinician.
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A question about changing, combining or splitting?Put the exact packs on one list before a pharmacist or prescriber checks the full context.Open the family medicine list →A question about cost, reimbursement or availability?First lock the market, exact presentation and date. Use local official reimbursement, hospital or pharmacy channels for a current answer rather than a web estimate.Open regulator and market-record entry points →Unsure about a pack or a cross-border product?Photo reading can return possible record matches only. Check the actual product against the current regulator record for its market.Identify pack text locally →Saw a recall, approval or procurement headline?Open the original publisher, then match its product, market and date. Do not make a stop or switch decision from a headline.Read primary-source news →
PRODUCT PRESENTATION IDENTITY
Strength, pack and device identity
Package strength is not an individual dose. These fields help identify the exact labelled product; they do not calculate how much, how often, a missed-use action, splitting, switching or conversion.
3 source-backed strength, pack or device records — open the full list
First match the market, dosage form and labelled amount on the pack in hand. The number of tablets, sachets or devices in a pack is not a personal dose or schedule.
United States label · DailyMed U.S. Bayer historical public label (effective 29 Feb 2020; product data list marketing end on that date)
Acarbose 25 mg per tablet; 100-tablet bottle (Bayer historical-label panel)
- Product code
- NDC 50419-863-51
- Form and route
- acarbose oral tablet (historical label) · oral
- Container
- bottle
- acarbose
- 25 mghistorical labelled amount per tablet; not an individual tablet count, adjustment or conversion instruction
- Package
- 100 tablets per bottle
- Labelled appearance
- white to pale yellow · round, unscored tablet · imprint PRECOSE (one side) / 25 (other side)
United States label · DailyMed U.S. Bayer historical public label (effective 29 Feb 2020; product data list marketing end on that date)
Acarbose 50 mg per tablet; 100-tablet bottle (Bayer historical-label panel)
- Product code
- NDC 50419-861-51
- Form and route
- acarbose oral tablet (historical label) · oral
- Container
- bottle
- acarbose
- 50 mghistorical labelled amount per tablet; not an individual tablet count, adjustment or conversion instruction
- Package
- 100 tablets per bottle
- Labelled appearance
- white to pale yellow · round, unscored tablet · imprint PRECOSE / 50 (same side)
United States label · DailyMed U.S. Bayer historical public label (effective 29 Feb 2020; product data list marketing end on that date)
Acarbose 100 mg per tablet; 100-tablet bottle (Bayer historical-label panel)
- Product code
- NDC 50419-862-51
- Form and route
- acarbose oral tablet (historical label) · oral
- Container
- bottle
- acarbose
- 100 mghistorical labelled amount per tablet; not an individual tablet count, adjustment or conversion instruction
- Package
- 100 tablets per bottle
- Labelled appearance
- white to pale yellow · round, unscored tablet · imprint PRECOSE / 100 (same side)
PUBLIC LABEL IMAGE
Appearance and package-text clues
This dated or historical public-label image is for checking the brand, generic-name, strength and dosage-form clues only. It does not authenticate a product or establish originator status, a current label, current packaging, target-market approval or sale eligibility.
Open the public label source ↗LABEL READING · NOT A PRESCRIPTION
PRECOSE / Glucobay label reading: 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg first identify the exact tablet
Reading level: drug-specific label reading. This record has been expanded around its dosage form or a higher-risk reading question; the current target-market label and professional review still apply.
This module uses the FDA/DailyMed historical PRECOSE public label and preserves Bayer China's Chinese trade-name clue. It helps check PRECOSE, acarbose, 拜唐苹/Glucobay, oral tablet, labelled amount per tablet and target market; it does not provide anyone's tablet count, timing, combination, switching or stopping plan.
- 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg are labelled amounts per tablet in the historical U.S. label, not an answer to ‘how many tablets today.’ Check trade name, generic name, exact tablet, amount per tablet, actual pack, label version and target market together; a difference in any one does not permit self-conversion, combining strengths or substitution.
- ‘拜唐苹®’ is a traceable Chinese product-name clue on Bayer China's website; it alone cannot establish the approval number, manufacturer, strength, package appearance or current status of a pack in hand. For comparison, have a pharmacist or clinician review all pack text, the generic name and the current official record together.
- The label contains checks involving gastrointestinal effects, liver function, glucose changes and co-use with other glucose-lowering treatment. With other glucose medicines, insulin, supplements or multiple prescription/OTC products, take the complete medicine list and actual packs for professional review; a webpage cannot decide whether an individual should combine, adjust or switch.
- Persistent or severe abdominal pain, vomiting, dehydration, altered awareness, suspected low-glucose symptoms, severe allergic features or another acute problem cannot be managed from a webpage or package numbers. Use timely local medical support rather than self-increasing, catch-up use, stopping or changing to another glucose-lowering product.
PHARMACOVIGILANCE · OFFICIAL ROUTES
Check safety information in the right market
Start with the public label or product record linked to this dossier, then use the official safety routes below for the market that applies to the medicine in hand.
Match five details before using a safety record
- Brand and generic nameBoth must match the medicine named by the record.
- Dosage form and strengthTablet, capsule, injection, inhaler, patch and eye drop are not interchangeable.
- Market and notice dateA record applies only to the country or region and date it names.
- Lot, pack and manufacturerRecord these only when the official notice specifically names them.
- Current product informationA historical record may have been superseded by the current label.
This checklist only helps organise the right question. It does not create a personal conclusion about stopping, switching, dose, combination or suitability.
This dossier’s product-level source checkU.S. National Library of Medicine DailyMed · United States · Public medicine label · 2026-08-23
This dossier’s publicly accessible product-level route has been checked individually. It does not mean that real-time alerts in every country or region have been searched, or that the medicine has or does not have a current risk.
Markets actually represented by the reviewed product documents
- United States · 1
This is a document-coverage summary, not a claim that the medicine is authorised, supplied, interchangeable or actively monitored in every listed market today.
This record’s label or product-record routeDailyMed (NLM): PRECOSE acarbose U.S. Bayer historical public label (effective 29 Feb 2020; three exact package panels) ↗Historical public record · reviewed 2026-08-23
This is not a conclusion that the medicine has no risk, warning, recall or newer notice in another market. Start with the checked product-level label above, then use the official market gateways below for the product in hand.
See the reviewed safety-record directory →Global official safety gateways
- NMPA Centre for Drug Reevaluation · Mainland ChinaPrimary NMPA Drug Evaluation Centre gateway for drug-vigilance bulletins, safety notices and adverse-reaction monitoring. Exact products still require checking approval number, dosage form, strength, authorisation holder and notice date item by item.Drug-vigilance bulletins and safety notices ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- FDA · United StatesPrimary FDA pages for important new safety issues, labelling changes and risk communications.Drug Safety Communications ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- FDA MedWatch · United StatesU.S. MedWatch safety-information and reporting gateway; a report does not itself establish causality.Safety information and serious-problem reporting ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- EMA · European Union / European Economic AreaOfficial EU gateway for pharmacovigilance, suspected adverse-reaction reports and PRAC safety assessment.Pharmacovigilance overview and EudraVigilance ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- MHRA · United KingdomPrimary UK MHRA medicine-safety updates for professionals and the public.Drug Safety Update ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- PMDA · JapanPMDA’s English official safety gateway; exact products still require checking against the Japanese product page and current documents.Medicine safety information ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- MFDS · Republic of KoreaMFDS’s primary index for medicine safety letters in the Republic of Korea. The original notices are in Korean and must be read against the named product, dosage form, market and date; they do not automatically apply in another market or decide an individual case.Medicine safety letters ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- HSA · SingaporeHSA’s public Singapore gateway for suspected adverse-event reporting and medicine-safety information. A report does not itself establish individual causality; exact products still require checking Singapore registration status, dosage form, strength, date and current product information.Adverse-event reporting and medicine-safety information ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- Health Canada · CanadaHealth Canada’s public MedEffect gateway for medicine and health-product advisories, warnings, recalls, reporting and safety information. Exact products still require checking market, dosage form, strength, notice date and lot item by item.MedEffect Canada: advisories, warnings and recalls ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- TGA · AustraliaPrimary Australian TGA safety alerts, advisories and monitoring information for therapeutic products.Medicine safety alerts ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- Swissmedic · SwitzerlandOfficial Swissmedic gateway for pharmacovigilance, signal assessment and suspected adverse-reaction reporting; a report or signal does not itself confirm individual causality.Pharmacovigilance and suspected adverse-reaction reporting ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- Medsafe · New ZealandNew Zealand Medsafe gateway for public and professional medicine safety communications and archives; older notices may have been superseded by current product information.Medicine safety communications ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- SAHPRA · South AfricaSAHPRA’s safety-information, alerts and pharmacovigilance gateway for the public and professionals in South Africa. An official alert does not itself mean a product is unsafe in every circumstance; exact products still require checking South African registration status, dosage form, strength, notice date and current product information.Medicine safety information, alerts and pharmacovigilance ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- WHO · GlobalWHO’s cross-market safety-alert archive; every historical notice must be read against its date, named product and market.Medicine and vaccine safety-alert archive ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- Anvisa · BrazilAnvisa’s primary Brazilian pharmacovigilance gateway for alerts, bulletins, risk communication and VigiMed reporting. Exact products still require checking Brazilian authorisation status, dosage form, strength and notice date item by item.Pharmacovigilance, alerts and VigiMed ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
This card brings together the medicine-specific product route and 15 market-level official vigilance gateways. It does not mean real-time alerts for this medicine have been searched in every country or region, or that the medicine has a new alert, recall or risk conclusion. Match brand, generic name, dosage form, strength, market and notice date item by item; do not self-stop, switch, increase or reduce use from a headline.
For severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, suspected overdose, a severe allergic reaction, loss of consciousness or another emergency, use local emergency services. Do not wait for an online alert search or change a medicine from this page.
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Six checks for this medicine pack
Use this card to organise questions about Precose (acarbose). Keep the exact pack, its current label and the full medicine list together.
Identify the exact product
Precose is the brand in this record and acarbose is the active-ingredient name. Check both with the dosage form (Dosage form and presentation as documented in the linked primary label) and the market on the actual pack.
Read the labelled strength in context
mg, mcg, mg/mL or a percentage describes the labelled amount in one tablet, capsule, measured volume, spray or other unit. It is not an answer to how many units a person should take.
Check before splitting or opening
Before splitting, crushing, chewing or opening anything, find an explicit instruction for this exact product in its current label and ask a pharmacist. A score line or a previous pack is not enough by itself.
Put every product on one list
Include prescriptions, over-the-counter products, eye drops, creams, vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements. A pharmacist or prescriber needs the whole list before any combination, alternation, switch or stop is considered.
Ask a specific pharmacogenetics question
Ask which medicine, which gene and what clinical decision a result could change. A gene–drug association does not mean broad genetic testing is needed for everyone and must not be used to change treatment without professional review.
Know when to seek urgent help
For a suspected overdose, a severe allergic reaction, fainting or difficulty breathing, use the local emergency or poison-information service now. Do not wait for a website reply or alter several medicines to test what caused it.
This card does not calculate a dose, decide whether medicines can be combined, or replace a clinician or pharmacist. Market-specific current labels and the person's full context still need review.
HOW IT WORKS · NOT A TREATMENT PLAN
How acarbose works: the label describes delayed digestion of dietary carbohydrate
- ‘Delays carbohydrate digestion’ is not a judgement about anyone's glucose result, diet or treatment need. Fasting or post-meal values, symptoms, prior prescriptions and other medicines require interpretation by a local care team together with the exact product and test information.
- A shared glucose-lowering class description or similar package number does not make acarbose self-combinable, alternatable, milligram-convertible or substitutable with another glucose medicine, insulin, supplement or different-strength tablet. The complete medicine list and current label need professional review together.
- A mechanism explanation does not replace care for acute concerns, repeated low-glucose-like symptoms, gastrointestinal issues, liver concerns or any new symptom. With an acute or serious problem, prioritise local urgent medical support.
SOURCE EVIDENCE REGISTER
Source evidence map
Every public link is labelled with its market, document status and document type. A historical public record is not a current label, and an official lookup entry is not a product-specific record.
- FDA: PRECOSE (acarbose) NDA 020482 original approval material (1995) ↗reviewed 2026-08-20
- DailyMed (NLM): PRECOSE acarbose U.S. Bayer historical public label (effective 29 Feb 2020; three exact package panels) ↗Historical public record · reviewed 2026-08-23
- Bayer China: Batangping® name cue in the prescription-medicine portfolio (historical public page) ↗Historical public record · reviewed 2026-08-20
SOURCE-TRACEABLE ARCHIVE
Precoseacarbose
This page links to public primary-source material for Precose. The archive is historical or documentary evidence only; it does not by itself establish originator status, product quality, current labelling, availability or sale eligibility.
DOCUMENT TIMELINE
Document timeline
FDA NDA 020482 original approval
FDA Drugs@FDA records the original PRECOSE (acarbose) application, NDA 020482, as approved on 1995-09-06. The linked historical review document was made public in 2019; its document date is not the original approval date. This historical point does not establish current labelling, strength, holder, supply or another-market status.
FDA: PRECOSE (acarbose) NDA 020482 original approval record (1995) ↗Historical Bayer label effective date and marketing-end date listed in product data
The cited DailyMed Bayer historical public label is effective 29 Feb 2020, and each of the three product data entries lists that date as marketing end. This confines the page images to historical package checking and does not establish current marketing, stock, purchase, interchangeability or another-market status.
DailyMed: PRECOSE historical Bayer public label (effective 29 Feb 2020; marketing end listed in product data) ↗
MARKET SCOPE
Market-record boundary
United States
Public label archive linkedOnly the FDA document listed on this page is linked.
Mainland China, EU, Japan
Market record not establishedNo local approval, holder, strength, supply or sale-eligibility conclusion is inferred from the U.S. label archive.
How to read this record
Read each document in its stated market, date and dosage-form context. A historical record is not a current label and does not support individual medical, substitution or purchasing conclusions.
Keep international and mainland China records separate
This page has a U.S. public history/regulatory archive but no mainland China record for this specific product. That does not establish whether the medicine exists, is approved or is available in mainland China. Verify product identity, dosage form, strength, holder and the current label item by item.
Mainland China trade-name search cue: 拜唐苹®
This cue helps read packaging and search official records. It does not establish current approval, holder, strength, originator relationship, supply or sale eligibility. Open historical reference ↗
RECORD FAQ
Record questions
Does a label archive represent current product information?
Not automatically. The archive locates a source; each point needs verification against the target market’s current official label.
Why are price and originator/generic conclusions not shown?
Those conclusions require separately complete and human-reviewed product, dosage-form, strength, pack, market, date and primary-record fields; one label file is insufficient.
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Evidence status
The listed links are public sources selected for traceability. They must be rechecked against the current target-market record before any use beyond reading and research.