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  2. Nicotinic acid - Wikipedia

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    Prescription nicotinic acid, commonly labeled as niacin in the United States, is available in immediate-release and slow-release formulations. It is used to treat primary hyperlipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia. [19] [17] It is used either as a monotherapy or in combination with other lipid-modifying drugs. Dosages start at 500 mg/day and are ...

  3. Megavitamin therapy - Wikipedia

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    Niacin is available as a prescription product, either immediate release (500 mg tablets; prescribed up to 3,000 mg/day) or extended release (500 and 1,000 mg tablets; prescribed up to 2,000 mg/day). In the US, niacin is also available as a dietary supplement at 500 to 1,000 mg/tablet. Niacin has sometimes been used in combination with other ...

  4. Niacin/lovastatin - Wikipedia

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    Niacin/lovastatin (trade names Advicor) was a drug combination used for the treatment of dyslipidemia. It was a combination of the lipid-modifying drug/vitamin niacin in extended release form and the statin drug lovastatin (trade name Mevacor). [ 1 ]

  5. Vitamin B3 - Wikipedia

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    Example of a label showing the amount of niacin (Vitamin B3), and specifying to be niacinamide in the ingredient section.. As flour fortification started adding niacin in the US, the United States Government adopted the terms niacin (a shortened form of "nicotinic acid vitamin") and niacinamide in 1942 as alternate names for nicotinic acid and nicotinamide, respectively, and encouraged their ...

  6. Picamilon - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration ruled in 2015 that picamilon does not fit any of the dietary ingredient categories in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, [7] [9] namely that it is not a vitamin; a dietary mineral; an herb or other botanical; an amino acid; a dietary substance for use by humans to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary ...

  7. Inositol nicotinate - Wikipedia

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    Liver disease or kidney disease: Niacin can accumulate in people with liver or kidney problems, potentially worsening their condition. [ 1 ] Bleeding disorders : Inositol nicotinate may slow blood clotting, increasing the risk of bleeding for individuals with clotting disorders or those undergoing surgery.

  8. Niacin (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Niacin refers to the vitamers of vitamin B 3. Niacin may also refer to: Niacin, portmanteau of nicotinic acid vitamin, one of the vitamin B 3 vitamers;

  9. Category:Vitamin C - Wikipedia

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