Niaspan

Generic name/Active ingredient: Nicotinic acid 500mg, 1000mg

Trade name: Niaspan

Dosage form: Tablet

Drug classification: Dyslipidaemic agents

Legal classification: POM

Company: Abbott

Commonly used for: Treatment of dyslipidaemia, particularly in combined mixed dyslipidaemia & in primary hypercholesterolaemia. Combination therapy w/ HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins). Monotherapy in patients who do not tolerate HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors.