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Possible Interaction: Niacin and Ezetimibe, Simvastatin Drug Combination

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

ResultsThere were small (mean ≤35%) increases in drug exposure for all analytes after coadministration of ER niacin and ezetimibe/simvastatin 10 mg/20 mg.
The AUC(0–24) (area under the plasma concentration–time curve from time zero to 24 h after dosing) …, simvastatin acid, and nicotinuric acid were 126, 135 and 119%.ConclusionThere is a small pharmacokinetic drug interaction between ER niacin … ezetimibe/simvastatin and although this is … the niacin titration period.
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology  •  2010  |  View Paper
E/S plus niacin provided a broad, lipid-altering therapeutic option for these patients, even in the presence of diabetes with glucose monitoring.
The anticipated niacin-associated flushing led to a greater rate of study discontinuations with the E/S plus niacin regimen than with E/S alone (0.7%, p <0.001).
The occurrence of new-onset diabetes was 3.1% for the E/S and 4.9% for the E/S plus niacin group.
The American journal of cardiology  •  2010  |  View Paper