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.

Niacin(Niacor) generic is an antihyperlipidemic agent, prescribed for hyperlipidemia. ... Generic Name : Niacin Up-to-date prescription details regarding Niacin are provided here.

Merck Halts Sale Of Niacin Drug In 40 Countries. January 11, 2013 10:43 ... Tredaptive was never approved in the U.S. — the Food and Drug Administration rejected the drug under another name in 2008.

Click the brand name to see the drug's price. Multiple pharmaceutical companies may manufacture the Niacin generic. Our drug directory on Medindia lists 10 brands currently offering generic version.

On April 14, the FDA approved first-time generic formulations of niacin extended-release 500-, 750-, and 1,000-mg tablets (made by Barr Laboratories, Inc.; brand name Niaspan, made by Kos ...

Merck's niacin-containing cholesterol drug, sold under the brand name Tredaptive in Europe but still considered experimental here in the U.S., failed to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and heart ...

Prompted by that study, leaders of an earlier one that tested a different niacin drug, Niaspan, re-examined side effects among their 3,414 participants and detailed them in a letter in the medical ...

Although it is touted on the Internet as a way to beat a drug test, taking large doses of the over-the-counter supplement niacin, also known as vitamin B3, is both ineffective and potentially dange… ...

A large, international study found the drug did not reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, yet did trigger some serious side effects. Merck Halts Sale Of Niacin Drug In 40 Countries | KCUR ...

Drugmaker Merck just stuck a fork in a vitamin-based drug to prevent heart disease and stroke. The company is withdrawing Tredaptive, a long-acting pill combining niacin (No. 3 in the long list of B ...