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A member asked:

Niasin taken in error, flushing, what can i do? i am red and itching in several areas. what is the best thing i can do to counter this reaction?

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Dr. Stevan Cordas answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Niacin: Take an Aspirin and wait. It will go away soon. We all need Niacin everyday in small doses as an essential vitamin. Bound in food it does not do this. A lack of it is serious.

Answered 6/30/2014

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