What the medication is used for:

• ADVICOR is used to improve blood cholesterol levels when the response to an appropriate diet and exercise has been inadequate.
• It is intended for patients treated with lovastatin who require further cholesterol-lowering and who may benefit from niacin added to their regimen or patients treated with niacin who require further cholesterol-lowering who may benefit from having lovastatin added to their regimen.
• You should have been on a cholesterol-lowering diet and exercise program before starting ADVICOR and should continue on this program as directed by your doctor.
  

This medicine is prescribed for the particular condition you have. Do not give this medicine to other people or use it for any other condition.

What it does:

• ADVICOR lowers Total Cholesterol and specific types of cholesterols such as, LDL-C (bad cholesterol) and triglyceride levels, and increases HDL-C (good cholesterol).
  

When it should not be used:

• ADVICOR should not be used by pregnant or nursing women.
• ADVICOR should not be used by anyone with allergies (hypersensitivity) to niacin, lovastatin, or any component of this medication or the container (See, "What the nonmedicinal ingredients are:").
• ADVICOR should not be used by anyone with significant or unexplained liver problems, active stomach ulcers, or active bleeding.
  

What the medicinal ingredient is:

Extended-release niacin and lovastatin

What the nonmedicinal ingredients are:

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, iron oxide yellow (500/20 and 1000/20 tablets only), iron oxide red (500/20, 1000/20 and 1000/40 tablets only), iron oxide black (1000/20 tablet only), macrogol, povidone, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80 (500/20 and 1000/20 tablets only), stearic acid, and titanium dioxide.

What dosage forms it comes in:

Film coated tablets of 500/20 mg, 1000/20 mg and 1000/40 mg.

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