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niacin
Drug Name Form Strength Formulary Unrestricted Formulary Restricted Non-Formulary Interchange
Niacin CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE, ORAL 250 mg, 500 mg      
Niaspan, Slo-Niacin, niacin ER TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE, ORAL 1,000 mg    
Niaspan, Slo-Niacin, niacin ER TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE, ORAL 250 mg, 500 mg, 750 mg      
Niacin TABLET, ORAL 50 mg, 100 mg    
Niacin TABLET, ORAL 250 mg      
Niacor, niacin OTC TABLET, ORAL 500 mg      
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Comments:
Ordered Formulation Therapeutic Interchange Notes

niacin IR

  • 50 mg
  • 100 mg
  • 150 mg - 450 mg

niacin IR

  • 1/2 of a 250 mg tablet (Total: 125 mg)
  • 1/2 of a 250 mg tablet (Total: 125 mg)
  • 250 mg tablet
  

Niaspan ER

  • 1,000 mg

niacin ER 

  • TWO 500 mg tablets (Total: 1,000 mg)

For higher doses use multiple 500 mg or 750 mg tablets.

Niacin ER and Niacin Prolonged Release tablets are both recommended to be dosed once daily and are considered sufficiently similar products to use interchangeably. 

When interchanging niacin, do not interchange immediate release products with sustained release products or vice versa. This can increase chances of adverse drug reactions.

Reviewed: 28 Feb 2017 (niacin interchange)

Last updated: Dec. 2, 2022
  • Formulary, Not Routinely Stocked: Niacin ER capsules--> 250 mg, 500 mg






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