Nicotinic Acid For High Cholesterol

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Immediate-release form

Brand Name	Generic Name
Nicolar	nicotinic acid or niacin

Sustained-release form

Brand Name	Generic Name
Slo-Niacin	nicotinic acid or niacin

Extended-release form

Brand Name	Generic Name
Advicor	niacin with lovastatin

Brand Name	Generic Name
Niaspan	nicotinic acid or niacin

The nicotinic acid form of niacin lowers cholesterol, but other forms of niacin do not. These other forms that do not lower cholesterol include nicotinamide and inositol nicotinate (also called no-flush niacin). Niacin is also known as a B vitamin.

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Last updated:	July 11, 2008
Author:	Robin Parks, MS
Reviewed By:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD - Cardiology
Editors:	Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC

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