To be eligible to make (or receive) contributions to an HSA, an. employee must have no other first-dollar, non-HDHP coverage. As such, an employee cannot be covered under a spouseâs PPO. plan, HMO plan, general purpose(3) health FSA, HRA, etc. Such. coverage will make the employee ineligible to make (or receive)
It is used as a cathartic in chronic constipation. Because the acidification causes ammonia to be removed from the blood to form ammonium ion, it is also used in the treatment of hepatic coma. Its ability to increase fecal water content, however, may also cause diarrhea. A synthetic disaccharide used to treat hepatic encephalopathy, which is administered by mouth, acting as a laxative; lactulose reduces intraluminal NH3 which, via the extracellular fluid, reduces NH3 in the blood.
Niacin, also called nicotinic acid, is a B vitamin (vitamin B3) used in vitamin supplements and in combination with prescription drugs. It is most often used to prevent cardiovascular disease.iacin is used as a vitamin supplement to treat a lack of natural niacin in the body, to lower the risk of heart attack in people with high cholesterol who have already had a heart attack, and to treat coronary artery disease. Niacin is sold by prescription and over-the-counter OTC).