Niacin (extended-release)

🧮 Dose calculator

Hyperlipidemia / heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia · Regimen source: FDA Niacin ER · 2.1FDA Niacin ER · 2.2

• • At bedtime after a low-fat snack. Do not increase by more than 500 mg in any 4 weeks. Above 2000 mg/day not recommended. FDA Niacin ER · 2.1FDA Niacin ER · 2.2

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyDangerous / avoid

  Label: can cause fetal harm. Dangerous in pregnancy. FDA Niacin ER · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Discontinue niacin extended-release when pregnancy is recognized in patients receiving the drug for the treatment of hyperlipidemia.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingDangerous / avoid

  Label: breastfeeding not recommended, or choose between the drug and breastfeeding. FDA Niacin ER · 8.2

  “Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in breastfeeding infants, including hepatotoxicity, advise patients not to breastfeed during treatment with niacin extended-release.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Niacin ER · 8.4

  “Safety and effectiveness of niacin therapy in pediatric patients (≤ 16 years) have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Niacin ER · 8.5

  “Of 979 patients in clinical studies of niacin extended-release, 21% of the patients were age 65 and over.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.