| Drug Name |
Niacin |
| Drug ID |
BADD_D01559 |
| Description |
Niacin is a B vitamin used to treat vitamin deficiencies as well as hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and to reduce the risk of myocardial infarctions.[L7550,L7553,L7556,L7559,L7562,L7565] |
| Indications and Usage |
Niacin is indicated to prevent vitamin deficiencies in pediatric and adult patients receiving parenteral nutrition as part of multivitamin intravenous injections.[L7550,L7553,L7556,L7559] Niacin oral tablets are indicated as a monotherapy or in combination with simvastatin or lovastatin to treat primary hyperlipidemia and mixed dyslipidemia.[L7562,L7565] It can also be used to reduce the risk of nonfatal myocardial infarctions in patients with a history of myocardial infarction and hyperlipidemia.[L7562,L7565] Niacin is also indicated with bile acid binding resins to treat atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease and hyperlipidemia or to treat primary hyperlipidemia.[L7562,L7565] Finally niacin is indicated to treat severe hypertriglyceridemia.[L7562,L7565] |
| Marketing Status |
approved; investigational; nutraceutical |
| ATC Code |
C04AC01; C10AD02 |
| DrugBank ID |
DB00627
|
| KEGG ID |
D00049
|
| MeSH ID |
D009525
|
| PubChem ID |
938
|
| TTD Drug ID |
Not Available
|
| NDC Product Code |
72919-420; 59651-018; 59651-019; 62135-497; 71741-047; 47335-613; 50268-584; 62135-498; 65162-321; 65162-323; 68180-222; 68180-223; 62331-016; 68180-221; 71741-020; 47335-539; 47335-614; 71740-001; 71740-201; 62704-0027; 65162-322; 51552-0559; 62175-322; 33342-189; 59651-020; 62175-320; 25441-0095; 65372-1194; 33342-187; 51407-267; 51407-268 |
| UNII |
2679MF687A
|
| Synonyms |
Niacin | Nicotinic Acid | 3-Pyridinecarboxylic Acid | 3 Pyridinecarboxylic Acid | Niacin Lithium Salt, Hemihydrate | Niacin Potassium Salt | Potassium Salt, Niacin | Niacin Sodium Salt | Sodium Salt, Niacin | Niacin Tartrate | Tartrate, Niacin | Niacin Copper (2+) Salt | Niacin Hydrochloride | Hydrochloride, Niacin | Niacin Iron (2+) Salt | Niacin Tosylate | Tosylate, Niacin | Niacin Zinc Salt | Nicamin | Nico-400 | Nico 400 | Nico400 | Nicobid | Nicocap | Nicolar | Nicotinate | Wampocap | Enduracin | Induracin | Niacin Calcium Salt | Lithium Nicotinate | Nicotinate, Lithium | Niacin Aluminum Salt | Aluminum Salt, Niacin | Niacin Ammonium Salt | Niacin Lithium Salt | Niacin Cobalt (2+) Salt | Niacin Magnesium Salt | Niacin Manganese (2+) Salt |
