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Safety profile of acarbose, 5-year surveillance study (n = 1,954) [34].
| Side-effect | n | Proportion of total population (%) |
| Gastrointestinal | 76 | 3.9 |
| Flatulence | 68 | 3.5 |
| Diarrhoea | 13 | 0.7 |
| Loose stool | 1 | <0.1 |
| Abdominal | 4 | 0.2 |
| Nausea | 3 | 0.2 |
| Constipation | 1 | <0.1 |
| Metabolic | 10 | 0.5 |
| Body as a whole | 5 | 0.3 |
