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What is Vitamin B3 (Niacin)?

Vitamin B3, niacin, is used with diet changes (restriction of cholesterol and fat intake) to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in your blood.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 20%
Mild
2 40%
None
2 40%

Most commonly reported side effects

unbearable stinging all over
1 20%
asprin before
1 20%
burning skin
1 20%
sweating/hot flashes
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin B3 (Niacin). See all 16 dosages ►

  10 mg daily 15 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 125 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 1000 mg daily 3000 mg daily 4000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin B3 (Niacin) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
3 30% Side effects too severe: 30%
Other
3 30% Other: 30%
Did not seem to work
2 20% Did not seem to work: 20%
Expense
2 20% Expense: 20%
Doctor's advice
1 10% Doctor's advice: 10%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
1
1
2
9
7

Stopped Taking Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
2
3
1
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 80%
Usually
1 20%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 20%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 20%
Not at all
3 60%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
4 80%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.