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What Is Niacin Flush?
People who take niacin to raise their good cholesterol often experience facial flushing. But there may soon be relief for this uncomfortable side effect. Patients in a recent study who took an experimental anti-flushing drug (MK-0524) with extended-release niacin had significantly less facial flushing discomfort than those who took the niacin alone.
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No-Flush Niacin
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Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The absolute mandate for improving cholesterol levels is to first make changes in lifestyle (both diet and exercise). Even when drugs are used,... Read more »
Niacin
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Niacin is a water-soluble vitamin that is part of the B-vitamin family. It is found in nuts, eggs, dairy products, fish and enriched breads.Nicotinic... Read more »
Cholesterol drug Niaspan may soon have "low flush" formula
Kos Pharmaceuticals has asked the Food and Drug Administration for approval of a new form of its cholesterol medicine Niaspan. The new caplet is... Read more »
Old medications? Don't flush them
Flushing expired or unused prescription medications may seem like a safe and easy way to dispose of them, but health experts say this practice harms... Read more »
Face flushing from drinking may be sign of cancer risk
If your face gets flushed when you drink alcohol, you could have a deficiency in an enzyme that's known to linked to an increased risk of esophageal... Read more »
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