Niacinamide (Nicotinamide)
Niacinamide (Nicotinamide) is a tier 1 form of Niacin (Vitamin B3), used in 0 on-market products .
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elemental fraction
Why this tier: Equally effective as niacin for correcting deficiency/NAD+ synthesis and does not cause the flushing reaction seen with nicotinic acid -- but does NOT share niacin's lipid-modifying pharmacology, so the two are not interchangeable for lipid-management use.
Source: WHO Model Formulary 2008, pp. 496, 500; Knopp RH et al. 1998, PMID 9751239 (lipid data specific to nicotinic acid)
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