Niacin (Niaspan, Niacor) is an oral drug mainly used to lower cholesterol levels. Learn about side effects, warnings, dosage, and more.

A large niacin-plus-simvistatin study by the drug maker Merck may have far-reaching implications, since millions of people take niacin every day to prevent heart attacks and strokes. One doctor ...

Many have shied away from niacin since the initial results came out, but more than 700,000 prescriptions for various niacin drugs are written each month in the U.S.

Niacin, however, causes side-effects such as itching, rash and intense flushing, which are discomforting enough that many patients are reluctant to remain on niacin for extended periods of time.

Niacin, a mainstay of heart treatment for years, may cause harm, a new study says. ... In a study of 25,000 people taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, ...

Many have shied away from niacin since the initial results came out, but more than 700,000 prescriptions for various niacin drugs are written each month in the U.S.

Niacin, or vitamin B3, has long been a U.S. public health darling to the point that it is added, by law, to cereal products. But a new study published Monday in Nature Medicine points to a ...

Emergency Medicine > Emergency Medicine Overdoing Niacin Can't Thwart Drug Abuse Tests and Is Risky. by Crystal Phend, Staff Writer, MedPage Today April 12, 2007 ...

People who take niacin pills to help them pass a urine drug test may not only fail the test, but also land themselves in the emergency room, according to doctors.

Niacin helps to metabolize food for energy and is important for cellular function. ... (FDA) does not regulate supplements the way it regulates prescription drugs.