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Use of Over-the-Counter Analgesics Is Not Associated With Acute Decompensation in Patients With Cirrhosis
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , 09/04/09

Khalid SK et al. – In patients with cirrhosis, acetaminophen use at doses lower than those recommended is not associated with acute hepatic decompensation, even in patients with recent alcohol ingestion. Nonsteroidal anti–inflammatory drugs might be associated with deleterious effects on cirrhosis. Alcohol ingestion is associated with decompensation in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis.

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