One therapy that is particularly effective at improving ALP is nicotinic acid. [2] (When the biological significance of nicotinic acid was recognized, there was a desire to distinguish it from ...
In 1994, Kos Life Sciences (now Abbott Respiratory) filed a patent application that claimed: “The use of nicotinic acid or a compound that is metabolized to nicotinic acid ... for use in the ...
Results of the ARBITER 6–HALTS trial indicate a superiority of the lipid-modifying agent nicotinic acid over ezetimibe for the treatment of atherosclerotic lesions. These findings could have ...
In 1937, researcher Conrad Elvehjem found that nicotinic acid, or niacin, prevented and cured pellagra in dogs. It works as well in humans. Niacin is one of the B vitamins. During the 1930s ...
In the UK, flour is already fortified with calcium carbonate, iron, nicotinic acid or nicotinamide, and thiamine, also known as vitamin B1. England’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Chris ...
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitors, nicotinic acid, reconstituted HDL and other HDL-raising agents are being investigated. Induction of selective increase in the circulating ...