Niaspan Uses
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Niacin (Niaspan) To Boost Your HDL, "Good", Cholesterol
mayoclinic.com — “Niacin, a B vitamin, can boost your HDL,” View full resource at mayoclinic.com
Most Recently Shared on December 3, 2009 at 9:26 pm By:
Dr Dan Pilgreen Doctor, CAM, and Chiropractor
#Niacin to boost your HDL, 'good,' cholesterol http://bit.ly/17dFZn
Is Niaspan Necessary? New Study Raises Debate Over Use Of Cholesterol Drug
medworm.com — “Niaspan is a cholesterol drug manufactured by Abbott Laboratories. Doctors have customarily prescribed Niacin to raise levels of HDL (good cholesterol) in patients taking a statin pill that is s” View full resource at medworm.com
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Is Niaspan Necessary? New Study Raises Debate Over Use Of Cholesterol Drug: Niaspan is a cholesterol drug manufa... http://bit.ly/jcGKHH
Is Niaspan Necessary? New Study Raises Debate Over Use of Cholesterol Drug
newswise.com — “A recent National Institutes of Health study released in late May, called AIM-HIGH, showed that Niaspan failed to prevent heart attacks and slightly raised the risk of a stroke when combined with the cholesterol drug Zocor (simvastatin)..” View full resource at newswise.com
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Is Niaspan Necessary? New Study Raises Debate Over Use of Cholesterol Drug: A recent National Institutes ... http://bit.ly/mNpkWn #heart
Doctors thinking twice about prescribing Abbott's Niaspan - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com — “After NIH study shows Abbott good cholesterol drug Niaspan has little benefit and perhaps a slight stroke risk, doctors find less reason to use it when there are ample statin drugs to lower ldl, bad cholesterol” View full resource at chicagotribune.com
Most Recently Shared on May 31, 2011 at 2:09 am By:
Tammi Jacobs Health Professional
Doctors rethinking prescribing Abbott's Niaspan http://bit.ly/iCf7ZL
YouTube - Unethical Pharma Ad: Niaspan from Abbott Labs
youtube.com — “Take a look... is this really appropriate advertising for a pharmaceutical that causes liver damage in some people? One brother bullying another into taking...” View full resource at youtube.com
Most Recently Shared on February 28, 2011 at 9:06 pm By:
Ginger Taylor Patient Advocate
Abbott Lab's ad for Niaspan is out of bounds. They need to pull it. http://fb.me/Ven85Xoi
Doctors thinking twice about prescribing Abbott's Niaspan - Health Key
healthkey.com — “After NIH study shows Abbott good cholesterol drug Niaspan has little benefit and perhaps a slight stroke risk, doctors find less reason to use it when there are ample statin drugs to lower ldl, bad cholesterol” View full resource at healthkey.com
Most Recently Shared on May 31, 2011 at 12:07 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Doctors thinking twice about prescribing Abbott's Niaspan http://bit.ly/iRNvCr - #health #pharma
Treating Coronary Heart Disease: Is Niaspan Better than Ezetimibe?
ethiopianreview.com — “By Simeon Margolis The media have given much attention to the results of a recent research study that looked at two drugs used to treat patients at high risk” View full resource at ethiopianreview.com
Most Recently Shared on January 2, 2010 at 5:58 am By:
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Treating Coronary Heart Disease: Is Niaspan Better than Ezetimibe? - Ethiopian Review http://bit.ly/5NiamK
Doctors Rethinking Prescribing Abbott's Niaspan - Drugs.com MedNews
drugs.com — “From Chicago Tribune (IL) (May 31, 2011) Doctors say they are thinking twice about prescribing an Abbott Laboratories drug used to raise levels of good choleste” View full resource at drugs.com
Most Recently Shared on May 31, 2011 at 1:07 pm By:
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Doctors Rethinking Prescribing Abbott's Niaspan: From Chicago Tribune (IL) (May 31, 2011) May 31--Doctors... http://bit.ly/lJMlW9 #drug
Niacin (nicotinic acid, vitamin B3, Niacor, Niaspan, Slo-Niacin) to Cholesterol Lowering Drug Information by MedicineNet.com
medicinenet.com — “Niacor, Niaspan, Slo-Niacin, Nicolar are the brand names for the cholesterol lowering drugs niacin, nicotinic acid, and vitamin B3. Niacin is also prescribed for the treatment of niacin deficiency.” View full resource at medicinenet.com
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MedicineNet: niacin, Niacor, Niaspan, Slo-Niacin, Nicolar (discontinued) http://bit.ly/afFqJx Full http://bit.ly/9wjEJT
MediGuard.org - Niaspan | Drug safety information | Monitoring more than 10,000 patients
mediguard.org — “MediGuard.org - Niaspan | Drug safety information | Monitoring more than 10,000 patients” View full resource at mediguard.org
Most Recently Shared on February 24, 2011 at 6:17 pm By:
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82% of patients taking #niaspan use it for High Cholesterol ... http://tinyurl.com/4tp6z7b
New Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia - US News and World Report
health.usnews.com — “It was found less effective than extended-release niacin, or Niaspan” View full resource at health.usnews.com
Most Recently Shared on November 16, 2009 at 3:32 pm By:
New Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia - U.S. News & World Report http://ow.ly/1622kj
Cardiology Medical News about Nicotinic Acids
mdlinx.com — “Niacin extended release (Niaspan(R)): a guide to its use in lipid regulation” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on April 9, 2010 at 12:17 pm By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Niacin extended release (Niaspan(R)): a guide to its use in lipid regulation: Drugs & Therapy Persp... http://bit.ly/bjViAg #cardio #mdlinx
HDL-Raising Drug Fails To Show Benefit In Government Study - Matthew Herper - The Medicine Show - Forbes
blogs.forbes.com — “The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute stopped a large clinical trial of prescription niacin, which raises high density lipoprotein, the "good cholesterol," because the drug failed to prevent heart attacks and strokes. That's bad news for Abbott Laboratories, which sells Niaspan, the most-used niacin, and Merck, which is developing a [...]” View full resource at blogs.forbes.com
Most Recently Shared on May 26, 2011 at 4:30 pm By:
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HDL-Raising Drug Fails To Show Benefit In Government Study: In a big surprise, Niaspan fails to prevent... http://onforb.es/lwxqKU #drug
AIM-HIGH fell short, leaving experts looking for reasons in new review | Heart and Vascular Health | Scoop.it
scoop.it — “AIM-HIGH study evaluated whether adding Niaspan 1000 to Simvastaatin 40 in patients with LDL in good range would add benefit for secondary prevention in patients with prior MI, stroke or PAD. Niaspan did raise HDL ("good cholesterol") but didn't reduce clinical events like heart attack or stroke. Researchers & clinicians alike were disappointed and somewhat perplexed. The past studies with niacin, an agent used frequently in clinical practice to raise HDL showed benefit in cardiovascul” View full resource at scoop.it
Most Recently Shared on April 20, 2012 at 5:50 pm By:
Seth Bilazarian Physician, Active Health Library, Doctor, Internist, and Cardiologist
@theheartorg AIM High > We may never know what effect raising HDL in higher LDL pts might be http://t.co/FTA19hy8
Questions raised about Zetia in new study
healthcentral.com — “Questions raised about Zetia in new study” View full resource at healthcentral.com
Most Recently Shared on November 17, 2009 at 9:42 pm By:
CholesterolNetwork: Questions raised about Zetia in new study http://bit.ly/32p4ld Full http://bit.ly/nk8J0
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