Glucobay should not be administered during pregnancy as no information is available from clinical studies on its use in pregnant women.
After the administration of radioactively marked acarbose to nursing rats, a small amount of radioactivity was recovered in the milk. To date there have been no similar findings in humans.
Nevertheless, as the possibility of drug induced effects on nursing infants can not be excluded, the prescription of Glucobay is not recommended during breast-feeding.