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What other drugs affect Nicotinic Acid (Niacin)?

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What other drugs affect Nicotinic Acid (Niacin)?

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Tell your doctor about all other cholesterol-lowering drugs you are taking with niacin, especially atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), or simvastatin (Zocor). Before taking niacin, tell your doctor if you are also using any of the following drugs: a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin) multivitamins or mineral supplements that contain niacin blood pressure or heart medications such as amlodipine (Norvasc), diltiazem (Tiazac, Cartia, Cardizem), felodipine (Plendil), nicardipine (Cardene), nifedipine (Procardia, Adalat), nimodipine (Nimotop), nisoldipine (Sular), or verapamil (Calan, Covera, Isoptin, Verelan); or heart medications such as doxazosin (Cardura), isosorbide (Dilatrate, Imdur, Isordil, Monoket, Sorbitrate), nitroglycerin (Nitro-Bid, Nitro-Dur, Nitrostat), prazosin (Minipress), or terazosin (Hytrin) This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact with niacin. Tell your doctor about all the p