2006-10-09 02:04:04 · 2 answers · asked by gutz 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Nicotinamide is a form of Vitamin B3 that may preserve and improve beta cell function. Nicotinamide is essential for growth and conversion of foods to energy. It has been used in diabetes treatment and prevention. Potential side effects include headache, skin and GI effects, exacerbation of gout and ulcers, as well as allergies. Liver and platelet function should be monitored. It may increase serum concentrations of the anticonvulsants, carbamazepine and primidone.
Nicotinamide (niacinamide) is one of the two principal forms of the B-complex vitamin niacin (see Niacin). The term niacin is used as a collective term to refer to both nicotinamide and nicotinic acid, the other principal form of niacin, or the term is used synonymously with nicotinic acid. Nicotinamide and nicotinic acid have identical vitamin activities, but they have very different pharmacological activities.
2006-10-09 02:09:59 · answer #1 · answered by psioni 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are the same. But Niacin is different and has different properties and effects.
2006-10-09 02:08:18 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋