If one general statement can be made about the art of our times, it is that one by one the old criteria of what a work of art ought to be have been discarded in favor of a dynamic approach in which everything is possible. â Peter Selz (1919- ) German-born American art historian, Art in Our Times (1981)
DISCONTINUED BRAND: Nicolar. DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Niacin (nicotinic acid, vitamin B3) is a part of the normal diet that is essential to various chemical reactions in the body. It is used medically to treat individuals with deficiency of niacin.
Niacin has a half-life of 20-40 minutes in the human body. The most reliable and sensitive method of measuring niacin status is through urinary excretion. For adults, 24-hour excretion rates less than 5.8 Âµmol/day indicate niacin deficiency while 5.8 to 17.5 Âµmol/day indicate low levels of niacin.