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Niceritrol

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ATC code
  
C10AD01 (WHO)

ChemSpider
  
4321

KEGG
  
D01754

PubChem CID
  
4476

UNII
  
F54EHJ34MV

Molar mass
  
556.523 g/mol

Niceritrol

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International Drug Names

Medical vocabulary what does niceritrol mean


Niceritrol is a niacin derivative used as a hypolipidemic agent. It is an ester of pentaerythritol and nicotinic acid, has general properties similar to those of nicotinic acid (Nicotinamide), to which it is slowly hydrolysed. Niceritrol has been used as a lipid regulating drug in hyperlipidaemias and as a vasodilator in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease.

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