Helps your body break down and use sucrose (sugar) and isomaltose (a starch)
Brand Names:
Sucraid
Contraindications:
You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to yeast, yeast products, or glycerin (glycerol)
Uses:
Liquid
Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use and how often to use it. You may get your first and second doses of this medicine at your doctor's office, in case you have an allergic reaction to it.
You should receive another information sheet with your medicine. Read this information carefully before using this medicine and each time you get your prescription refilled.
Carefully measure your dose with the scoop or dropper that comes with the medicine.
Take the medicine with each meal or snack. Mix the medicine with 2 to 4 ounces (about 1/4 to 1/2 cup) of water, milk, or infant formula. Do not mix the medicine with fruit juice. The water, milk, or formula should be cold or at room temperature. You should not use warm or hot liquids because heat will keep the medicine from working as well. Do not warm or heat the liquid after you put the medicine in it.
Take one-half of the medicine at the beginning of your meal or snack, and the rest at the end of the meal or snack.
If a dose is missed:
Take this medicine with each meal or snack. If you miss a dose, wait until your next meal to take the medicine.
Storage:
Store the medicine in the refrigerator. An open bottle of medicine is good for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, throw away any unused medicine from an opened bottle. Write down the date that you opened the bottle to help you remember.
Check the expiration date on the bottle. Throw away any medicine that has expired.
Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.
Special precautions:
Before taking, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any medications. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart failure or liver disease. tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking, call your doctor
Do not mix the medicine with fruit juice. The acids in juice may keep the medicine from working as it should.
Your doctor may tell you to limit the amount of starch that you eat. Follow any instructions that your doctor gives you about your diet.
Warnings:
Talk with your doctor before using this medicine if you are pregnant of breastfeeding.
Check with your doctor before using this medicine if you have diabetes. This medicine will help your body absorb sugar and can change the level of sugar in your blood. Your doctor may need to change your diet or diabetes medicine.
Side Effects:
Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
Wheezing or trouble breathing
Swelling in your face
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or stomach pain that is worse than before
