CERTAIN DRUGS TEND TO PRODUCE HYPERGLYCEMIA AND MAY LEAD TO
LOSS OF BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL. THESE DRUGS INCLUDE THE THIAZIDES AND OTHER
DIURETICS, CORTICOSTEROIDS, PHENOTHIAZINES, THYROID PRODUCTS, ESTROGENS, ORAL
CONTRACEPTIVES, PHENYTOIN, NICOTINIC ACID, SYMPATHOMIMETICS, CALCIUM CHANNEL-
BLOCKING DRUGS, AND ISONIAZID. INTESTINAL ADSORBENTS (E.G., CHARCOAL) AND DIGESTIVE ENZYME PREPARATIONS CONTAINING CARBOHYDRATE-SPLITTING ENZYMES (E.G., AMYLASE, PANCREATIN) MAY REDUCE THE EFFECT OF ACARBOSE AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN CONCOMITANTLY.