Presenting the results at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2009 Scientific Sessions, Sibley said the trial was designed to determine whether there would be any additional benefit of raising ...

Prescription niacin is available as a generic drug and as brand-name drugs. Brand names: Niacor, Niaspan. Niacor comes as an oral tablet, and Niaspan comes as an oral extended-release tablet. Generic ...

Niacin, also known as vitamin B3, is one of the eight water-soluble B vitamins. Your body needs it to function properly. You typically get the vitamin through the foods you eat. Some people take a ...

Niacin flush is a skin flushing that can occur after taking higher doses of niacin (vitamin B3) as supplements or prescription medications. It is a harmless and temporary side effect that usually goes ...

Niacin flush is a common side effect of taking high doses of supplemental niacin, which treats cholesterol problems. While harmless, its symptoms — skin that’s red, warm, and itchy — can be ...

Niacin, or water-soluble vitamin B 3, when given at pharmacologic doses, is a powerful lipid-altering agent. This drug, which lowers the levels of atherogenic, apolipoprotein-B-containing lipoproteins ...