1II Year, Bsc Nursing. NRI College of Nursing, Chinnakakani, Guntur, AP
2Assistant Professor, NRI College of Nursing, Chinnakakani, Guntur, AP
*Corresponding Author E-mail: umatagore@gmail.com
Online published on 16 March, 2019.
Short-Couse Chemotherapy containing rifampicin and isoniazid in combination and various other drugs has proved to be highly effective in the treatment of tuberculosis, but one of its adverse effects is hepatotoxicity. Various rist factors have been associated with drug-induced hepatotoxicity. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of drug-induced hepatitis and risk factors associated with the drug-induced Liver injury among the patients of pulmonary tuberculosis in Indian patients.
Adverse drug reactions, Mechanism of damage, Drug metabolism in Liver, Patterns of injury, Diagnosis, Treatment and prognosis, Drugs withdrawn
