Niacin Interactions
There are 107 drugs known to interact with niacin, along with 5 disease interactions, and 2 alcohol/food interactions. Of the total drug interactions, 14 are major, 81 are moderate, and 12 are minor.
- View all 107 medications that may interact with niacin
- View niacin alcohol/food interactions (2)
- View niacin disease interactions (5)
Most frequently checked interactions
View interaction reports for niacin and the medicines listed below.
- Aspirin Low Strength (aspirin)
- Aspirin Low Strength (aspirin)
- CoQ10 (ubiquinone)
- CoQ10 (ubiquinone)
- Fish Oil (omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids)
- Fish Oil (omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids)
- Lipitor (atorvastatin)
- Lipitor (atorvastatin)
- Metoprolol Succinate ER (metoprolol)
- Metoprolol Succinate ER (metoprolol)
- Omega-3 (omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids)
- Omega-3 (omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids)
- Plavix (clopidogrel)
- Plavix (clopidogrel)
- Synthroid (levothyroxine)
- Synthroid (levothyroxine)
- Tylenol (acetaminophen)
- Tylenol (acetaminophen)
- Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
- Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
- Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
- Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Zinc (zinc sulfate)
- Zinc (zinc sulfate)
- Zyrtec (cetirizine)
- Zyrtec (cetirizine)
Niacin alcohol/food interactions
There are 2 alcohol/food interactions with niacin.
Niacin disease interactions
There are 5 disease interactions with niacin which include:
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Drug Interaction Classification
| Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit. | |
| Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances. | |
| Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan. | |
| No interaction information available. |
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Lovastatin
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Simvastatin
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