- Do patients on statins also need niacin?
Do patients on statins also need niacin?
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (2013-08-08)
Kelly W Jones
PMID23923280
ABSTRACT
Niacin has been used for years to treat hypercholesterolemia, but may not be as beneficial as thought for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Until further research is done, niacin should be used only in patients who do not tolerate or respond to statin therapy, and never in patients who have achieved goal LDL cholesterol on a statin.
MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description
Sigma-Aldrich
Nicotinic acid, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture, ≥98%
Supelco
Niacin (Nicotinic Acid), Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material