What are niacin tablets used for?

What are niacin tablets used for?

Niacin (nicotinic acid) is used to prevent and treat niacin deficiency (pellagra). Niacin deficiency may result from certain medical conditions (such as alcohol abuse, malabsorption syndrome, Hartnup disease), poor diet, or long-term use of certain medications (such as isoniazid).

What is the medication NIASPAN used for?

NIASPAN is a prescription medication used along with diet and exercise to help lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and help raise HDL (“good”) cholesterol in people with abnormal cholesterol levels and lower triglycerides (“fats”) in the blood. NIASPAN is pharmaceutical grade niacin.

What are the side effects of NIASPAN?

Flushing of the face and neck along with warmth, headache, itching, burning, sweating, chills, or tingling may occur within 2-4 hours of taking this medication. Flushing may persist for a few hours after use. These effects should improve or go away as your body adjusts to the medication.

How does niacin affect the heart?

Niacin (nicotinic acid, vitamin B3) was considered a promising candidate to prevent cardiovascular disease because it is known to lower cholesterol in the blood, which is one of the main risk factors. Therefore, long‐term therapy with niacin was assumed to reduce the risk of heart attack, and stroke.

Is niacin good for kidneys?

A recent study showed that niacin administration improves renal tissue lipid metabolism, renal function and structure, hypertension, proteinuria, and histological tubulointerstitial injury in an animal model of 5/6 nephrecomized rats [6].

Is niacin hard on the kidneys?

Warnings for people with certain health conditions Niacin is processed by your kidneys. If you have kidney disease, the levels of niacin in your blood can get too high. This could cause you to have more side effects. For people with diabetes: Niacin can increase your blood sugar levels.

Is Niaspan the same as niacin ER?

The popular extended-release cholesterol medication, Niaspan is now available as generic niacin ER. What is niacin ER? Niaspan (Niacin ER) is used to treat high cholesterol, along with diet and exercise.

When should I take Niaspan?

NIASPAN should be taken at bedtime, after a low-fat snack, and doses should be individualized according to patient response. Therapy with NIASPAN must be initiated at 500 mg at bedtime in order to reduce the incidence and severity of side effects which may occur during early therapy.

Does NIASPAN raise blood sugar?

NIASPAN can cause an increase in blood sugar levels. If you have diabetes, check your blood sugar levels more frequently during the first few months or with NIASPAN dose changes.

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