Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2018, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (5): 291-295.

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Review on Cases and Literature of Flurbiprofen (Axetil)-induced Liver Damage

LIU Hao1 ,GUO Dai-hong1, SONG Yan-dong2 ,CHAI Dong1 ,MA Liang1   

  1. Center of Clinical Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China;
    Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
  • Received:2017-12-20 Revised:2018-06-21 Online:2018-05-20 Published:2018-06-21

Abstract: Objective To evaluate the association between flurbiprofen axetil and liver damage in clinical use.Methods Taking flurbiprofen (axetil) as subject terms, and adverse drug reactions, hepatotoxicity, hepatic damage, transaminases and hyperbilirubin as search term, the authors collected literatures from CNKI, WANFANG Medical Database, VIP Database, Pubmed, Medline and Cochrane CENTRAL Database published at home and abroad from January 1980 to November 2017. The literatures were read and screened for the ADR case reports and drug safety research reports into the study. Data record sheets was designed and the basic information, method feature and intervention were picked up and recorded. Using descriptive research method, the authors evaluated the probability, extent and type of liver damage caused by flurbiprofen (axetil).Results There were 3 randomized trials studies, 1 prescription statistic study, 1 case statistic study and 3 individual case data studies in 8 papers screened. By analyzing 1 210 patients in 3 randomized trials studies, the authors found that about 1% of patients have abnormal liver function. Then they concluded that flurbiprofen (axetil)-induced liver damage was not an uncommon adverse effect. 6 literatures recorded abnormal indicators of liver function without the changes of the bilirubin index. 5 of them indicated abnormal transaminase index and 2 of them indicated abnormal alkaline phosphatase index. The degree of liver damage is judged to be mild and abnormal transaminase to be the main type of liver injury.Conclusion The authors think that flurbiprofen (axetil)-induced liver damage is a common adverse effect and the degree of injury is mainly mild and abnormal transaminase is judged as the main type of liver injury. Considering the limited number and poor quality of current literatures, the relationship between flurbiprofen (axetil) and liver damage needs further study with more clinical statistical analysis in the authors' hospitals.

Key words: flurbiprofen (axetil), adverse reaction, drug induced liver damage(DILD), systematic review

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