Pharmaceutical care of vascular dementia patients with drug-induced liver injury caused by the Compound Congrong Yizhi Capsules: a case report
Z.-Q. Du, Y. Jiang, R.-R. Lu, Q. Zhou, Y. Shen, H.-H. Zhu The Affiliated Mental Health Center of Jiangnan University, Wuxi Central Rehabilitation Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. shenyuan8606@163.com
BACKGROUND: Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a newly discovered adverse drug reaction of Compound Congrong Yizhi Capsules (CCYC) in the treatment of vascular dementia (VD), and targeted pharmaceutical care is urgently needed to be explored.
CASE REPORT: DILI was found in a patient who was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of VD after treatment with Compound Congrong Yizhi Capsules. According to the guidelines, the patient was initially treated with magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate injection. After 4 days, the clinical pharmacist monitored liver function: alanine aminotransferase (ALT): 153 IU/L, aspartate aminotransferase (AST): 160 IU/L, total bilirubin (TBil): 4.5 µmol/L, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP): 551 IU/L, which indicated that DILI was further aggravated. In addition, the increased blood pressure (156/65 mmHg) indicated the requirement to adjust the medication. Then, the hepatoprotective drugs were adjusted with reduced glutathione combined with ursodeoxycholic acid. After 12 days of treatment, the liver function was significantly improved, the clinical treatment was effective, and the blood pressure was controlled stably with no obvious adverse drug reactions.
CONCLUSIONS: With pharmaceutical care guided by clinical pharmacists, the DILI caused by Compound Congrong Yizhi capsules could be reversed to improve the clinical outcome and avoid the occurrence of serious complications.
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Z.-Q. Du, Y. Jiang, R.-R. Lu, Q. Zhou, Y. Shen, H.-H. Zhu
Pharmaceutical care of vascular dementia patients with drug-induced liver injury caused by the Compound Congrong Yizhi Capsules: a case report
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Year: 2023
Vol. 27 - N. 10
Pages: 4693-4697
DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202305_32481