Hepatotoxicity Overview

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Hepatotoxicity implies chemical-driven liver damage. The liver plays a central role in transforming and clearing chemicals and is susceptible to the toxicity from these agents. Certain medicinal agents when taken in overdoses and sometime even when introduced within therapeutic ranges may injure the organ. Other chemical agents such as those used in laboratories and industries, natural chemicals and herbal remedies can also induce hepatotoxicity. Chemicals that cause liver injury are...


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hepatotoxicity?
Looking for a reference that states rather authoritatively the most hepatotoxic drugs, ideally with some...

Rezulin (troglitazone), Ranitidine (Zantac ), and trovafloxacin (Trovan ) are three prime examples of idiosyncratic hepatotoxins. The development of ximelagatran (Exanta ) was discontinued for concerns...

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what is drug related hepatotoxicity?
i neded to know causes what makes it worse and how it should be treated....

hepatotoxicity is injury to the liver that is associated with impaired liver function caused by exposure to a drug or another noninfectious agent.

Asked by sugarplumprincess119 - 33 months ago

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