Safety assessment of niacin in the US Food and Drug Administration's mini-sentinel system.

Joshua J GagneMonika HoustounMarsha E ReichmanChristian HamppJames H MarshallSengwee Toh

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2017)

We did not observe evidence for an association between extended-release niacin versus fenofibrate and rates of major gastrointestinal bleeding or intracranial hemorrhage.

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drug administration
optic nerve
risk assessment