1 May 2026Oral drugs

Nicotinamide Oral: Pellagra Treatment Guidance

Nicotinamide guidance for pellagra treatment with repeated daily dosing until full clinical recovery.

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Guide category

Oral drugs

Safety boundary

Educational medicine information, not personal medical advice.

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Therapeutic action

Vitamin.

Indications

Treatment of pellagra.

Forms and strengths

100 mg tablet.

Dose and duration

Child and adult: 100 mg 3 times daily, with a diet rich in protein, until the patient is fully cured.

Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions

Pregnancy and breast-feeding: avoid, except if clearly needed because safety is not established.

Source

MSF Essential drugs practical guidelines (January 2026)

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