Hepatotoxicity Score: A New Method to Adjust for Use of Potentially Hepatotoxic Medications by Chronic Liver Disease Status
Re V, Newcomb C, Carbonari D, Mezochow A, Hennessy S, Rentsch C, Park L, Tate J, Bräu N, Bhattacharya D, Lim J, Mezzacappa C, Njei B, Roy J, Taddei T, Justice A, Torgersen J. Hepatotoxicity Score: A New Method to Adjust for Use of Potentially Hepatotoxic Medications by Chronic Liver Disease Status. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2024, 33: e70069. PMID: 39662972, PMCID: PMC11634562, DOI: 10.1002/pds.70069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProton pump inhibitor initiationHazard ratioVeterans Health AdministrationSevere acute liver injuryProton pump inhibitorsChronic liver diseaseAcute liver injuryRates of hospitalizationSafety of medicationsPPI initiativesHealth AdministrationLiver disease statusMedication exposurePharmacoepidemiological studiesMedicationConfoundingScoresReports of hepatotoxicityDisease statusHepatotoxic medicationsDrug exposurePump inhibitorsHepatotoxic drugsOutpatient initiationHepatic safetySevere Acute Liver Injury After Hepatotoxic Medication Initiation in Real-World Data
Torgersen J, Mezochow A, Newcomb C, Carbonari D, Hennessy S, Rentsch C, Park L, Tate J, Bräu N, Bhattacharya D, Lim J, Mezzacappa C, Njei B, Roy J, Taddei T, Justice A, Re V. Severe Acute Liver Injury After Hepatotoxic Medication Initiation in Real-World Data. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 943-952. PMID: 38913369, PMCID: PMC11197444, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence rateUS Department of Veterans AffairsMedication initiationDepartment of Veterans AffairsInitiation of medicationVeterans AffairsMain OutcomesPotential of medicationsOutpatient settingDischarge diagnosisCohort studyDay of admissionCase reportReal World DataReport countsMedicationMedical cohortSevere acute liver injuryUS DepartmentFollow-upAcute liver injuryHospitalCohortHepatotoxic medicationsIncidence