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Uses

 Hypercholesterolemia

 To reduce pruritus in patients with bile salts accumulation

Niacin

 Reduces VLDL cholesterol synthesis  in turn decreases LDL
cholesterol

 Activate signalling pathway in adipose  reduce lipoprotein lipase

activity  Decrease plasma free fatty acids and Tg level  LDL
formation decreased

 Reduces catabolic rate for HDL

Uses

 Hypercholesterolemia

 Hypertriglyceridemia

 Low level HDL
Contents Toxicity

Pharmacology Mnemonics and Short Notes By Muhammad Ramzan Ul Rehman