Many physicians aren't aware of the potential for liver trouble, so if yours prescribes an anti-androgen, press for frequent liver function tests and report any symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, or jaundice, immediately.
The potential for liver trouble emerged after the drug was marketed, and its labeling was changed to instruct patients and doctors that regular blood tests were needed to monitor their liver function, so that patients could stop the drug if abnormalities occurred.
B1 ARTS & IDEAS B13-24 SCIENCE/HEALTH Warning on Diabetes Drugs Doctors at an F.D.A. meeting on the withdrawn drug Rezulin warned that people taking two newer drugs, Avandia and Actos, should be checked for signs of liver trouble.
At an unusual meeting convened by the Food and Drug Administration to discuss its decision in March to take the diabetes drug Rezulin off the market, doctors warned that patients taking two newer, related drugs, Avandia and Actos, should also be checked carefully for signs of liver trouble.
Mitko has cuts and bruises and complains of liver trouble, attributing his circumstances to fate.
For this reason, many drugs with the potential to cause liver trouble remain on the market with warnings and recommendations that patients be monitored with periodic liver function tests.
Ms Yunus suffers from diabetes and liver trouble.
People had begun to worry about excess weight & possible liver trouble & ate fewer gourmet meals.
To assess diagnosed medical conditions, participants reported whether they had any of the following conditions in the past 12 months (0 = no, 1 = yes): anemia, asthma, arthritis or rheumatism, bronchitis, cancer, chronic liver trouble, diabetes, serious back trouble, heart trouble, high blood pressure, kidney trouble, stroke, tuberculosis, or ulcer.
The presence of a chronic condition was ascertained by asking participants if they currently had any of 14 conditions: asthma; chronic bronchitis; other chest trouble; diabetes; cancer; stroke; epilepsy or fits; stomach/digestive disorder; depression/nervous trouble; other mental health problems; high blood pressure; heart troubles; liver troubles and rheumatic trouble/arthritis.
The liver target character of PEG-GA conjugates made them potential prodrugs for liver cancer treatment.
