Proscar and Acarbose drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Proscar (finasteride) and Acarbose (acarbose). Common drug interactions include concomitant disease progression among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Proscar and Acarbose. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 12 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Proscar?

Proscar has active ingredients of finasteride. It is often used in prostate examination abnormal. eHealthMe is studying from 13,379 Proscar users. Check the latest studies of Proscar.

What is Acarbose?

Acarbose has active ingredients of acarbose. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 4,605 Acarbose users. Check the latest studies of Acarbose.

On Jul, 20, 2026

12 people who take Proscar and Acarbose together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Proscar and Acarbose, by gender? *:

female:

n/a

male:

Concomitant disease progression (progress in accompanying disease)
Delirium (wild excitement)
Diarrhoea
Dysuria (painful or difficult urination)
Eosinophilia (eosinophil count in the peripheral blood exceeds)
Erythema (redness of the skin)
Fall
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Heart rate decreased
Hospitalisation

What are the common drug interactions of Proscar and Acarbose, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

n/a

40-49:

n/a

50-59:

Abdominal discomfort
Ageusia (loss of taste functions of the tongue)
Blood glucose decreased
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Heart rate decreased
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Sciatica (a set of symptoms including pain caused by general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots of each sciatic nerve)

60+:

Rhabdomyolysis (a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle tissue breaks down)
Urinary tract obstruction
Fall
Hospitalisation
Oedema peripheral (superficial swelling)
Pneumonia
Polyuria (production of too much dilute urine)
Prostate cancer
Prostatic specific antigen increased
Prostatism (symptom complex resulting from compression or obstruction of the urethra, due most commonly to nodular hyperplasia of the prostate)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

High Blood Cholesterol: 4 people, 33.33%
Urination - Excessive Volume: 2 people, 16.67%
Type 2 Diabetes: 2 people, 16.67%
Blood Glucose Increased: 2 people, 16.67%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 2 people, 16.67%
Gouty Arthritis (joint inflammation with crystal formation): 2 people, 16.67%
High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 16.67%
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 2 people, 16.67%
Oedema (fluid collection in tissue): 2 people, 16.67%
Osteitis (a general term for inflammation of bone): 2 people, 16.67%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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