Niacin dosage

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Niacin dosage

Asked for Female, 28 Years

I am 28 yrs old and iam diabetic since 4 years.. also I am suffering from acute pancreatitis with the history of 3 attacks and undergone plasmapheresis 3 times . I was advised to take statins and metformin medicine. Along with those i was advised to take niacin tablets . May I know how much MG can i consume per day ? Is there any specific medicine to treat pancreatitis?

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Dr. Komal Bhandari Totla

Diabetologist 11 yrs exp Solapur

Consult Gastroenterologist for pancreatitis first

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Dr. Shiva Madan Endocrinologist 9 yrs exp Lucknow · Accepted Answer

Dr. Shiva Madan

Endocrinologist 9 yrs exp Lucknow

Sir why u want to take niacin tablet ? Any indication? Sir find out cause of pancreatitis first

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