Can anyone provide any insights into why nicotinamide riboside is so incredibly expensive? Is it because of restrictive patents, a lack of competition? Is there any end in sight to these extreme prices? Looking at nicotinic acid costs about $5 for 100 x 250mg capsules whereas NR costs about $47 for 30 x 250mg. I've actually read on another thread that the prices were raised to this level recently, following the recent articles published about NAD+ decline with age. Fact is that NR is helpful for more than just aging, it can be used for things like neuroprotection and I find the restrictive marketing of this compound somewhat self-defeating. Taking higher doses like 1.5g / day seems impossible at the current price (not that I'm advising anyone to do this).
Edited by Phoenicis, 20 July 2014 - 05:29 PM.