Adding Niacin No Help for HDL Function (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Despite increasing HDL cholesterol levels, the addition of niacin (Niaspan) to statin therapy did not improve the beneficial functions of HDL cholesterol, which could explain the drug's failure to improve clinical outcomes in recent large clinical trials, researchers found.

Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - August 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news