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Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid, is an organic compound and is, depending on the definition used, one of the 20 to 80 essential human nutrients. Together with nicotinamide it makes up the group known as vitamin B3 complex. Medication and supplemental niacin are primarily used to treat high blood cholesterol and pellagra (niacin deficiency)... Wikipedia

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Lomitapide (INN, marketed as Juxtapid in the US and as Lojuxta in the EU) is a drug used as a lipid-lowering agent for the treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia, developed by Aegerion Pharmaceuticals. It has been tested in clinical trials as single treatment and in combinations with atorvastatin, ezetimibe and fenofibrate... Wikipedia

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* This drug is only available at select specialty pharmacies, which usually means it may be expensive.