Spam, another variation on the sincere question gambit. At the site
one finds the goofy,ie. Homeopathic nonsense and other equally bogus
nostrums.  Niaspan is not sustained release, not conected to liver
problems as implied at the end below, nor is it flush free. It is
developed to prevent the liver problems and to be used once a day at
bed time so the flushing side effects happen during sleep, if at all.
"Sustained and flush free" are nebulous terms, it is sustained that
was found to have the liver problems and some are described as "flush
free", be careful. This is just an ad for a majic pill reselling
house, if you want to use niacin do some comparsion shopping,
including locally where any apparent savings online are eaten up with
shipping costs.  If you want to do high dose niacin, and there are
demonstrated reasons for lipid control, do so with the knowledge of a
doctor.

You may want to try a product called Endur-Acin, made by Endurance
Products Co.  They have tablets in the 250, 500 mg size.

http://www.endur.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=products.displayproduct&id=25

1000 tablets, $70.00.  The 500 mg size never gave me a flush.

Yes, niacin can cause a liver problem.  My doctor said that up to 1000
mg/day would probably not be a problem for me, but anything over that,
I should have regular blood tests for liver function.  Also, the
cholesterol lowering effect starts to take place around the 1000
mg/day and above.  There is a disclaimer on their site that "Niacin
therapy should always be physician supervised."

This may be a good alternative to statins for you.

GT