acarbose
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
11 FDA-registered drug labelers
Bryant Ranch Prepack
Chartwell RX, LLC
CKD Bio Corporation
DARMERICA, LLC
Hangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Livzon Group Fuzhou Fuxing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Strides Pharma Science Limited
Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Acarbose
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Chemical Identity
CAS56180-94-0
PubChem CID9811704
DTXSIDDTXSID8046034
FormulaC25H43NO18
Mol. Weight645.6 g/mol
SMILESCC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OC(C(CO)O)C(C(C=O)O)O)CO)O)O)NC3C=C(C(C(C3O)O)O)CO
Data Sources
98117042026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/acarbose/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/acarbose.json
CAS 56180-94-02026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json