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.

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 ...

Landmark statin trials have demonstrated that a 25-35% reduction in LDL ... in patients already at LDL-cholesterol target ( P = 0.08). The extended-release niacin dose of 1000 mg daily is ...

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 ...