Sacrosidase (Oral Route)

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Precautions

It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits, to see if this medicine is working properly and to decide if you should continue to take it.

Sacrosidase may cause serious allergic reactions. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have a rash; itching; swelling of the face, tongue, and throat; trouble with breathing; or chest pain after you use this medicine.

Your doctor may order a skin test before you or your child start using this medicine. The skin test is used to see if you have an allergy to sacrosidase. Tell your doctor if you or anyone in your home has ever had a positive skin test reaction to sacrosidase.

This medicine will help your body absorb sugar. This might change the level of sugar in your blood and urine. If you or your child have diabetes, you might need to measure your blood or urine sugar more often. Check with your doctor before changing your diet or the dose of your diabetes medicine.

Side Effects Proper Use
DR601747 Portions of this document last updated: Nov. 1, 2011

Source: Drug Information provided by: Micromedex

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