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Niacin vs Niaspan($$$$$)

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  1. 1000MG Niaspan (Daily Dose) - FDA approved, Physician Recommended, Sustained
    Release, Flush free, and $180 for 90 caps at Walgreens.

    Anything out there in a 500MG or 1000MG tablet that does what Niaspan does.

    For example, I have access to this fine store. Here are their products:

    http://www.harnetts.com/search.asp?searchterm=Niacin&searchtype=name&x=7&y=2

    They have Flush Free.
    They have Sustained Release.
    I haven't seen both in one formulation, yet.

    NOTE: In another web site, someone said that sustained release Niacin can
    cause a liver problem. True?

  2. You may want to try a product called Endur-Acin, made by Endurance
    Products Co. They have tablets in the 250, 500 mg size.

    http://www.endur.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=products.displayproduct&id=25

    1000 tablets, $70.00. The 500 mg size never gave me a flush.

    Yes, niacin can cause a liver problem. My doctor said that up to 1000
    mg/day would probably not be a problem for me, but anything over that,
    I should have regular blood tests for liver function. Also, the
    cholesterol lowering effect starts to take place around the 1000
    mg/day and above. There is a disclaimer on their site that "Niacin
    therapy should always be physician supervised."

    This may be a good alternative to statins for you.

    GT

    "Gary" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    1000MG Niaspan (Daily Dose) - FDA approved, Physician Recommended,


    Sustained

    Quoted message said:

    Release, Flush free, and $180 for 90 caps at Walgreens.

    Anything out there in a 500MG or 1000MG tablet that does what


    Niaspan does.

    Quoted message said:


    For example, I have access to this fine store. Here are their


    products:

    Quoted message said:



    http://www.harnetts.com/search.asp?searchterm=Niacin&searchtype=name&x=7&y=2

    Quoted message said:

    They have Flush Free.
    They have Sustained Release.
    I haven't seen both in one formulation, yet.

    NOTE: In another web site, someone said that sustained release


    Niacin can

    Quoted message said:

    cause a liver problem. True?

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