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In this review, we define hepatotoxicity as injury to the liver that is associated with impaired liver function caused by exposure to a drug or another noninfectious agent. The distinction between injury and function is important, because it is mainly when function is impaired that symptoms and clinically significant disease follow. We are especially concerned with serious drug-related hepatotoxicity that is disabling or life-threatening or that requires hospitalization. Although drug-related hepatotoxicity is uncommon — for many drugs, the reported incidence is between 1 in 10,000 and 1 in 100,000 patients¹ — its true incidence is difficult to determine. The numbers . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Liver Injury and Its Patterns

Injury vs. Function

Clinical Patterns of Hepatotoxicity

Mechanisms of Hepatotoxicity and Susceptibility Factors

Diagnosis

Management

Prevention

The Drug-Development Process

Post-Marketing Surveillance

Monitoring of Liver Tests in Clinical Practice

Pharmacogenomics

Clinical Research

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From the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia (V.J.N.); and the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Md. (J.R.S.).

Address reprint requests to Dr. Navarro at 132 South 10th St., Suite 480 Main, Philadelphia, PA 19107, or at victor.navarro@jefferson.edu.

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