An organic acid (C6H5NO2), a carboxylated derivative of pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine; called also niacin and antipellagra vitamin, and vitamin B5. Chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid.
a type of cholesterol drug that works to lower cholesterol by lowering triglycerides and LDL, while increasing HDL levels.
a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract
Better known as niacin (vitamin B2), nicotinic acid—in high doses—can be used as a cholesterol-lowering drug. Niacin lowers LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides and also raises HDL-cholesterol. It accomplishes this by inhibiting the production of fat and cholesterol containing proteins by the liver. The most common side-effects of niacin are flushing, itching and dizziness. Slow release niacin (such as Niaspan) usually prevents these side-effects.
Vitamin B3 is a crystalline acid found in meat and yeast and produced by the oxidation of nicotine.
A form of vitamin B3, a naturally occurring vitamin. Nicotinic acid is the most potent drug available for raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C).
A water soluble vitamin B complex.
A form of vitamin B that can raise levels of good HDL cholesterol.
A cholesterol-lowering medicine that reduces total and LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels and also raises HDL-cholesterol levels. This is the same substance as Niacin or vitamin B1.
A white crystalline acid that is a component of the vitamin B complex.
Also known as Niacin – a member of the vitamin B complex used as a lipid-lowering drug.