الكاتب: Multiple References

Prescriber Highlights: Antihyperglycemic agent that reduces the rate & amount of glucose absorbed from the gut after a meal; may be useful for mild reductions in blood glucose in dogs or cats. Unlikely to be effective when used as sole therapy. Contraindications: Underweight animals, known hypersensitivity, diabetic ketoacidosis, inflammatory bowel disease, colonic ulceration, partial intestinal obstruction or predisposition to obstruction, chronic intestinal disease with marked disorders of digestion or absorption & when excessive gas formation would be detrimental. Dose–dependent loose stools, diarrhea & flatulence are the adverse effects most likely to be noted. Give with meals (preferably right before); drug is not very useful if feeding ad libitum. Expense may be an issue, but generics are now available.