作者: José Castellote , Javier Ariza , Rosa Rota , Anna Girbau , Xavier Xiol
DOI: 10.3748/WJG.14.5098
关键词: Anticholesteremic Agents 、 Liver testing 、 Toxic hepatitis 、 Biliary cholesterol 、 Drug 、 Pharmacology 、 Ezetimibe 、 Drug-induced liver disease 、 Liver disease 、 Medicine
摘要: Ezetimibe is the first member of a new family lipid-lowering drugs that inhibits uptake dietary and biliary cholesterol. It was approved by FDA in 2002 for hypercholesterolemia alone or combination with statins. Its use has been spreading over last years. considered safe drug. We report case woman who developed serious hepatocellular drug-induced liver disease after 4 mo therapy 10 mg daily ezetimibe. After withdrawal drug, patient recovered slowly. may produce toxic hepatitis prompt mandatory significant abnormality testing beginning during treatment