Voyajer:
Thanks for the update - I wasn't aware of the various new versions of niacin. I'll definitely check out your suggested sites.

My mother's cirrhosis manifested before 1996, and I'm fairly certain she was taking a time release niacin that did not contain inositol. Unfortunately.

My husband, though, as I said before, has had steady, long-term success with regular niacin in unusually large doses (1500 milligrams three times a day). He believes that the flushing phenomenon is actually beneficial, in that it provides a mental bio-feedback mechanism - a connection between the body and the mind (however ephemeral) that might strengthen the niacin's effectivness. I know, it sounds a bit flakey - but no one can argue with his continued success.

I think for myself, I might be persuaded to try the inositol/niacin combo - or at least to give it some further research.