Inadvertent diclofenac rechallenge from generic and nongeneric prescribing, leading to liver transplantation for fulminant liver failure

Authors
Greaves, RRSH Agarwal, A Patch, D Davies, SE Sherman, D Reynolds, N Rolles, K Davidson, BR Burroughs, AK
Citation
Rrsh. Greaves et al., Inadvertent diclofenac rechallenge from generic and nongeneric prescribing, leading to liver transplantation for fulminant liver failure, EUR J GASTR, 13(1), 2001, pp. 71-73
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenerology and Hepatology
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
ISSN journal
0954691X → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
71 - 73
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-691X(200101)13:1<71:IDRFGA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
This case report describes fulminant hepatic failure in a 53-year-old femal e caused by inadvertent rechallenging with diclofenac, treated by orthotopi c liver transplantation. The case also illustrates the hazards of using bot h generic and non-generic drug prescribing, with drugs that are known to be toxic, The literature on non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs and hepatoxi city is reviewed, Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 13:71-73 (C) 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.