Summary for Niacinamide

  • Trade Name: Niacinamide
  • Indications: Prophylaxis and treatment of pellagra
  • Synonym: nicotinamide; vitamin B3
  • Class: Vitamin
  • Half-life: 45 minutes
  • Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with:
    Atorvastatin, Primidone, Rosuvastatin
  • Pregnancy: the pregnancy category will be C if used in doses above the RDA
  • See adverse reactions attributed to class:

    Vitamin

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Page last updated 08/20/2025

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Incidence - Help

<1% 1‑5% 5‑10% 10‑15% 15‑20% 20‑30% >30%

Seriousness - Help

Hospitalization possible
Life threatening
Fatal

Warnings in other populations - Help

BreastfeedingBreast feeding

GeriatricGeriatric

PediatricPediatric

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