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Niacin Dosage: An Introduction
The dose of niacin (brand names include Niacor®, Niaspan®, Slo-Niacin®, and several others) that your healthcare provider recommends will vary, depending on a number of factors, including:
•The medical condition being treated
•How you react to niacin
•Other medications you are taking
•Other medical conditions you may have.
As is always the case, do not adjust your dosage unless your healthcare provider specifically instructs you to do so.
Niacin Dosing Guidelines
The dietary recommended allowances (RDAs) for niacin are actually fairly low, ranging from 2 mg a day for infants up to 18 mg a day for breastfeeding women. Most people get enough niacin through their diets to prevent pellagra (a niacin deficiency disease).
The niacin dose for treating pellagra ranges from 100 to 500 mg total per day.
Niacin Titration for Cholesterol
If you happen to start taking niacin at the full recommended dose for improving cholesterol, you probably won't stay on it very long, due to intolerable side effects, particularly the niacin flush. Instead, it is best to start with a low dose and increase it slowly. This is known as titration. Sample titrations schedules for IR, SR, and ER niacin are as follows:
•IR (immediate-release) niacin, such as Niacor and various non-prescription products:
◦Week 1 -- 100 mg three times daily
◦Week 2 -- 200 mg three times daily
◦Week 3 -- 350 mg three times daily
◦Weeks 4 through 7 -- 500 mg three times daily
◦Weeks 8 through 11 -- 750 mg three times daily
◦Week 12 and beyond -- 1000 mg three times daily
•ER (extended-release) niacin, available as prescription-only Niaspan:
◦Weeks 1 through 4 -- 500 mg once daily at bedtime
◦Weeks 5 through 8 -- 1000 mg once daily at bedtime
◦Weeks 8 and beyond -- 1500 mg once daily at bedtime, increasing to 2000 mg at bedtime if necessary
•SR (sustained-release, slow-release, timed-release, and controlled release), available as Slo-Niacin and various other non-prescription products:
◦Week 1 -- 250 mg twice daily
◦Weeks 2 through 5 -- 500 mg twice daily
◦Weeks 6 through 9 -- 750 mg twice daily
◦Weeks 10 and beyond -- 1000 mg twice daily.
You may notice that the labels for non-prescription niacin products (especially SR niacin) recommend much lower, once-daily doses. This is because these products are nutritional supplements (not FDA-approved medications). Many healthcare providers do not recommend non-prescription niacin SR products, due to an apparently higher risk for liver damage (see Types of Niacin for more information).
When switching from one form of niacin to another, it is recommended to start back at a low dose and gradually increase the dosage, just as if you had never taken niacin before.
General Information on Dosing With Niacin
Considerations for people taking niacin include the following:
•The medication comes in capsule and tablet form. It is taken by mouth several times a day (for immediate-release products), once or twice daily (for slow-release), or once daily at bedtime (for Niaspan, the prescription-only, extended-release form).
•To help avoid stomach irritation and upset, it is best to take niacin with a meal or a snack.
•Your healthcare provider may recommend taking aspirin or a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) 30 minutes before each niacin dose to help minimize the niacin flush.
•It is a good idea to avoid spicy food, alcohol, or hot beverages after taking a dose of niacin, as these foods and drinks may increase the risk of flushing.
•Do not start out with the full-strength recommended dose of niacin, as you will likely experience intolerable side effects. Instead, you should start with a low dose and increase your dosage gradually as your healthcare provider recommends. If you miss a few doses, you should start over with a low dose, in order to minimize side effects.
•For the medication to work properly, it must be taken as prescribed. Even with non-prescription products, you should take high doses of niacin (such as the doses required to improve cholesterol) only with your healthcare provider's approval and supervision, as the drug is a powerful and potentially dangerous medication.
•If you are unsure about anything related to your niacin dosage, please talk with your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist.
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