Niacin, a B vitamin, has been prescribed for years to treat high cholesterol ... it’s not reducing the risk of heart attack or stroke. And there’s bad news about side effects as well.

Low HDL-cholesterol concentrations ... mg extended-release niacin (Niaspan, ® Kos Pharmaceuticals) daily or placebo, both to be taken at night. After 30 days, niacin dose was raised to 1000 ...

In addition to niacin and ezetimibe, 75% of these patients were taking a statin. After the addition of ezetimibe, the mean reduction in LDL cholesterol levels was 25%, but there was no change in ...

Addition of ER niacin 1 g to rosuvastatin 40 mg did not further reduce total or non-HDL cholesterol. Triglyceride reductions were similar among the four treatment groups. ER niacin mono- and ...

Extended-release form of the vitamin can reduce the adverse effects, but currently it is not available in Europe. Niacin is quite stable as a compound. Niacin products often include both nicotinamide ...