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Hi Sir, I am diabetic patients last 25 years. Can I take niacin cap/tab every day and what mg should be taken?
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Yes.
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It is better to take a multivitamin tablet.
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This is the detailed dose o niacin- initial dose: 250 mg orally once a day following the evening meal; increase frequency and/or dose every 4 to 7 days to the desired effect or first-level therapeutic dose (1.5 to 2 g/day in 2 to 3 divided doses); if the response is inadequate after 2 months, the dose can be increased at 2 to 4 week intervals to 1 -maintenance dose: 1 to 2 g orally 2 to 3 times a day -maximum dose: 6 g/day (in 2 to 3 divided doses)
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