02-24-2007, 09:44 AM
Good AAAA is correct.
Drug-induced liver disease ------> hepatocellular, cholestatic or mixed
*Hepatocellular
paracetamol
sodium valproate, phenytoin
MAOIs
halothane
anti-tuberculosis: isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide
statins, fibrates
alcohol
amiodarone
methyldopahe
*The following drugs tend to cause cholestasis (+/- hepatitis):
oral contraceptive pill
antibiotics: flucloxacillin, co-amoxiclav, erythromycin, nitrofurantoin
anabolic steroids, testosterones
phenothiazines: chlorpromazine, prochlorperazine
sulphonylureas
rare reported causes: nifedipine
Drug-induced liver disease ------> hepatocellular, cholestatic or mixed
*Hepatocellular
paracetamol
sodium valproate, phenytoin
MAOIs
halothane
anti-tuberculosis: isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide
statins, fibrates
alcohol
amiodarone
methyldopahe
*The following drugs tend to cause cholestasis (+/- hepatitis):
oral contraceptive pill
antibiotics: flucloxacillin, co-amoxiclav, erythromycin, nitrofurantoin
anabolic steroids, testosterones
phenothiazines: chlorpromazine, prochlorperazine
sulphonylureas
rare reported causes: nifedipine