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Taken Mext, Sazo, Defza. Have Liver Dysfunction. Worry Much?
hi doctor, i have liver dysfunction after taking mext. now doctor stopped mext but prescibed sazo, defza and hcqs.Can i take these drugs with such liver dysfunction?(sgpt 55, sopt 44, bilirubin1.1). is theer any alternatve of methotroxate which do not affect liver? very much worried abt my liver.. but cant stop medicine due to severe joint pain if i stop so..
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Thu, 13 Jun 2013
Hi and welcome to HCM. Thank you for your query.
There are no alternatives unfortunately. These are medicines with bad effect on liver and you just need to do frequent liver LFT sheck ups and ultrasounds. YOur doctor must determine cost-benefit of these cytotoxic medicines. Also, this isnt significant elevation of LFT and it diosnt mean that liver function is compromised very much. Wish you good health.
There are no alternatives unfortunately. These are medicines with bad effect on liver and you just need to do frequent liver LFT sheck ups and ultrasounds. YOur doctor must determine cost-benefit of these cytotoxic medicines. Also, this isnt significant elevation of LFT and it diosnt mean that liver function is compromised very much. Wish you good health.
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