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Niacin
Niacin, Niacor (niacin) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Niacin was first approved as Wampocap on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, pellagra, and peripheral vascular diseases in the USA. It is known to target hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1, hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2, and hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 3.
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MeSH
cardiovascular diseasesD002318
nutritional and metabolic diseasesD009750
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Niacin, Niacor (discontinued: Niacin, Niaspan titration starter pack, Nicolar, Wampocap)
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Niacin
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NIASPANAbbVieN-020381 DISCN1997-07-28
4 products, RLD
NIASPAN TITRATION STARTER PACKAbbVieN-020381 DISCN1997-07-28
1 products
WAMPOCAPMedpointe Pharm HlcN-011073 DISCN1982-01-01
1 products
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011010 niacinamide 4% / tretinoin 0.025%unapproved drug other2020-07-02
011013 niacinamide 4% / tretinoin 0.025%unapproved drug other2020-07-02
011020 niacinamide 4% / tretinoin 0.05%unapproved drug other2020-07-02
011021 niacinamide 4% / tretinoin 0.05%unapproved drug other2020-07-02
011054 niacinamide 4% / spironolactone 5%unapproved drug other2020-07-02
011218 niacinamide 2% / spironolactone 5% / tretinoin 0.025%unapproved drug other2020-07-02
011220 niacinamide 2% / spironolactone 5% / tretinoin 0.05%unapproved drug other2020-07-02
011312 niacinamide 4% / tazarotene 0.05%unapproved drug other2020-07-02
011503 dapsone 6% / niacinamide 2% / spironolactone 5%unapproved drug other2020-07-02
011504 dapsone 8.5% / niacinamide 4%unapproved drug other2020-07-02
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ATC Codes
C: Cardiovascular system drugs
— C04: Peripheral vasodilators
— C04A: Peripheral vasodilators
— C04AC: Nicotinic acid and derivatives, peripheral vasodilators
— C04AC01: Nicotinic acid
— C10: Lipid modifying agents
— C10A: Lipid modifying agents, plain
— C10AD: Nicotinic acid and derivatives, lipid modifying, plain
— C10AD02: Nicotinic acid
— C10AD52: Nicotinic acid, combinations
— C10B: Lipid modifying agents, combinations
— C10BA: Combinations of various lipid modifying agents
— C10BA01: Lovastatin and nicotinic acid
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Indications Phases 4
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DyslipidemiasD050171HP_0003119—641415746
Healthy volunteers/patients———233—11340
HypercholesterolemiaD006937HP_0003124—42173632
HyperlipidemiasD006949HP_0003077E78.551106426
Type 2 diabetes mellitusD003924EFO_0001360E117643524
Cardiovascular diseasesD002318HP_0001626—13101822
Diabetes mellitusD003920HP_0000819E08-E135472522
AtherosclerosisD050197EFO_0003914I25.1—256922
Acne vulgarisD000152EFO_0003894L705235318
HyperlipoproteinemiasD006951HP_0010980———105116
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NeoplasmsD009369—C801281—120
Cognitive dysfunctionD060825HP_0001268G31.84331—713
LeukemiaD007938—C95381——10
Hiv infectionsD015658EFO_0000764B20—24—39
Acute kidney injuryD058186HP_0001919N17132—39
GlaucomaD005901EFO_0000516H40—12—79
Myeloid leukemiaD007951—C92261——8
PregnancyD011247EFO_0002950Z33.11—2—47
Parkinson diseaseD010300EFO_0002508G20—21—47
Myocardial infarctionD009203EFO_0000612I21—12—36
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InflammationD007249MP_0001845—33——914
Heart failureD006333HP_0001635I5035——310
Metabolic diseasesD008659EFO_0000589E88.942——410
Breast neoplasmsD001943EFO_0003869C5035——18
Glucose metabolism disordersD044882——32——27
Alzheimer diseaseD000544EFO_0000249F0335——17
Fatty liverD005234EFO_0003934——4——26
AtaxiaD001259—R27.0—3——25
Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseD065626EFO_0003095K75.81—4——15
AnxietyD001007EFO_0005230F41.112——35
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Indications Phases 1
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Colorectal neoplasmsD015179——3———14
PharmacokineticsD010599——3———14
Non-hodgkin lymphomaD008228—C85.93————3
Abdominal obesityD056128HP_0001956—1———23
Glucose intoleranceD018149HP_0000833R73.031———23
Prediabetic stateD011236EFO_1001121R73.031———23
LymphomaD008223—C85.92————2
Obsessive-compulsive disorderD009771EFO_0004242F421———12
Pregnancy-induced hypertensionD046110—O131———12
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseD029424EFO_0000341J44.91———12
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DermatitisD003872HP_0011123L30.9————44
Diet therapyD004035——————33
Respiratory tract infectionsD012141—J06.9————33
Dietary supplementsD019587——————33
ConstipationD003248HP_0002019K59.0————33
Congenital heart defectsD006330HP_0001627Q24.9————33
CognitionD003071EFO_0003925—————33
OverweightD050177—E66.3————33
Heart valve diseasesD006349EFO_0009551I08————33
Atopic dermatitisD003876EFO_0000274L20————33
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Epidemiology
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Drug common nameNiacin
INNnicotinic acid
Description
Nicotinic acid is a pyridinemonocarboxylic acid that is pyridine in which the hydrogen at position 3 is replaced by a carboxy group. It has a role as an antidote, an antilipemic drug, a vasodilator agent, a metabolite, an EC 3.5.1.19 (nicotinamidase) inhibitor, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a mouse metabolite, a human urinary metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a vitamin B3, a pyridinemonocarboxylic acid and a pyridine alkaloid. It is a conjugate acid of a nicotinate.
Classification
Small molecule
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
O=C(O)c1cccnc1
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CAS-ID59-67-6
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ChEMBL IDCHEMBL573
ChEBI ID15940
PubChem CID938
DrugBankDB00627
UNII ID2679MF687A (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
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CA2
CA2
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
CA2
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Protein name
carbonic anhydrase 2
Protein synonyms
CA-II, CAC, Carbonate dehydratase II, carbonic anhydrase B, Carbonic anhydrase C, Carbonic anhydrase II, carbonic dehydratase, Cyanamide hydratase CA2, epididymis luminal protein 76, epididymis secretory protein Li 282
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Car2 (12349)
carbonic anhydrase 2 (Q9DCY9)
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Black-box Warning
Black-box warning for: Citranatal 90 dha, Citranatal assure, Citranatal dha, Citranatal essence, Citranatal rx, Healthy mamabe well rounded, Marnatal f, Moms choice rx, Natafort, Nestabs, Nestabs dha, O-cal prenatal vitamin, Pnv prenatal plus multivitamin, Pnv prenatal vitamin, Pnv-select, Pr natal 400, Pr natal 400 ec, Pr natal 430, Pr natal 430 ec, Pre-tabs dha, Prenata, Prenatal plus multivitamin plus dha minicaps, Prenate elite, Primacare, Select ob, Select-ob plus dha, Tricare prenatal, Tristart dha, Vitafol, Vitafol fe plus, Vitafol ob, Vitafol-ob plus dha
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