LiverTox

Posted by liaison on September 21st, 2021 Posted in: #CC/Academic List, #Health Interest List, #Health Sciences List, #Public/K-12 List, All Members, Blog

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LiverTox provides up-to-date, unbiased and easily accessed information on the diagnosis, cause, frequency, clinical patterns and management of liver injury attributable to prescription and nonprescription medications and selected herbal and dietary supplements. This is a resource for both physicians and patients as well as for clinical academicians and researchers who specialize in rare diseases that develop independently of drug dose, or route or duration, of administration. 

This is a resource my family members used while I was in the critical care unit for a brain hemorrhage in 2020. Calcium channel blockers are used in the treatment of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage, and though this kind of hemorrhage is rare (10% of all brain bleeds), the medication most often prescribed is Nimodipine. There is not a lot know about the toxicity of this medication, but it was helpful for my family to know that in general calcium channel blockers do not cause acute liver damage.  

The entries are fairly short providing the class of drug and what it’s prescribed for. For those interested in the chemistry, the chemical structure is provided, along with references.  

Here’s a sampling of the information you will be able to access: 

Dana Abbey, Engagement Specialist, AZ, CO NM

Dana Abbey is an Engagement Coordinator with the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 4. For over 15 years, she has worked to improve the public’s access to reliable information to enable informed decisions regarding health, and to enhance access to evidence-based research for clinicians and the public health workforce.