Niacin will continue to fall out of favor for dyslipidemia

February 2013

Niacin will continue to fall out of favor for dyslipidemia.

Recent studies suggest that adding niacin to a statin does NOT improve outcomes more than a statin alone.

Researchers hoped that adding niacin would lower CV risk by increasing HDL...even in patients with LDL levels of about 70 mg/dL.

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