Statin drugs and liver disease

Liver disease causes damage to the liver, which can mean that it is not able to work as well. Statins are drugs that block a chemical in the liver that makes cholesterol.

chronic liver disease or a history of acute liver disease. Even though there are no large studies of statin use in chronic liver disease, and drug labels caution physicians about using statins in patients with liver disease, statin-induced liver injury is uncommon, and there is little evi-dence so far to suggest that it is any more like-

chronic liver disease or a history of acute liver disease. Even though there are no large studies of statin use in chronic liver disease, and drug labels

by G Zacharia 2024therapeutic role of statins in liver disease. It is always a matter of ing-statin-drugs. Accessed on October 7th 2024. e Canadian Liver Journal.

by R Sharma 2024 Cited by 10chronic liver disease patients with and without statin treatment: (A) severe liver Statins: old drugs as new therapy for liver diseases? J Hepatol 2024;70:

(Review of the safety of statins including their use in patients with liver disease recommending that liver tests be obtained before therapy, but that routine monitoring is not necessary and that statins can be safety used in patients with nonalcoholic liver disease, and are probably safe in other forms of chronic liver disease and after liver

Antilipidemic-1 drug class, comprised of the statins along with the non-statins liver disease, including unexplained or persistent elevations in hepatic

Statins Appear to Guard Against Liver Disease Progression Statins have disease-modifying potential in people with non-cirrhotic chronic liver

Management of raised transaminases (ALT,AST) associated with statin treatment (1,2,3): statin product information recommends baseline measurement of liver function and contraindicates the drugs in active liver disease . in patients with baseline liver abnormalities, active disease must first be excluded