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Lead
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients who are starting ER niacin for clinical indication by a healthcare provider
No prior use of psyllium for the past 2 months
No prior use of niacin for the past 3 months
Ability to give informed consent
Must be reachable by telephone
You may not be if
Known contraindications to ER niacin, aspirin or psyllium (including: presence of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, intestinal obstruction, or fecal impaction; known hypersensitivity to ER niacin, aspirin or psyllium; severe hepatic dysfunction, transaminitis; history of gastrointestinal bleed attributable to aspirin induced gastritis)
Patient who are unable to perform assessment of flushing using the standardized scales or questionnaires
Patients who are pregnant
Clareo Health | Effects of Psyllium on Niacin Tolerability
