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Slo-Niacin Treatment Report
Category: Over the Counter Drugs
What is Slo-Niacin?
Slo-Niacin® is a brand name for Vitamin B3, also known as 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.
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
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| General health | 3 | 0 | |||||
| High triglycerides | 3 | 2 |
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| Increased lipids in blood (hyperlipidemia) | 1 | 2 |
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| Low cholesterol | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Hypercholesterolemia | 1 | 0 |
See all 9 patients currently taking Slo-Niacin
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Slo-Niacin
| Stomach upset | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Swelling in legs, feet and ankles | 1 |
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 |  |
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| Change in health plan coverage | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Slo-Niacin
Always |
3 | 75% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
1 | 25% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Slo-Niacin
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
4 | 100% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Slo-Niacin
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
3 | 100% |
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Report created on May 28, 2012.