Acipimox is a niacin derivative used as a hypolipidemic agent. It is used in low doses and may have less marked adverse effects, although it is unclear whether the recommended dose is as effective as are standard doses of nicotinic acid. Acipimox inhibits the production of triglycerides by the liver and the secretion of VLDL, which leads indirectly to a mode...
Used in the treatment of hyperlipidemias (abnormally elevated levels of any or all lipids and/or lipoproteins in the blood).
University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University Hospital of Aarhus, Norrebrogade, Aarhus, Denmark
University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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