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What is Niaspan ER?

This medicine is an antihyperlipidemic used to decrease levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood.

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Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
High Cholesterol 10 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 3 0
Other 2 0
Increase effect of another treatment 2 0
Hypercholesterolemia 2 0
High triglycerides 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 21 patients currently taking Niaspan ER

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 0
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Niaspan ER

Facial flushing 2
Elevated liver enzymes 1
Burning sensation 1
Flushed 1
Difficulty sleeping 1
Burning sensation in head 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  500 mg daily 1,000 daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 3,000 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Niaspan ER (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 50%
Other 1   Other: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Niaspan ER

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Niaspan ER

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

Stopped Taking Niaspan ER

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Niaspan ER

Always
 3 50%
Usually
 2 33%
Sometimes
 1 17%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Niaspan ER

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 17%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Niaspan ER

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 25%
< $25
 3 75%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.