Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2018, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (11): 663-667.

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Analysis of Crucial Elements in Published Case Reports of Drug-induced Liver Injury

ZHU Lan, REN Jingtian*, GUAN Wei, LIU Hongliang   

  1. Center for Drug Reevaluation, CFDA, Beijing 100022, China
  • Received:2019-01-09 Revised:2019-01-09 Online:2018-11-20 Published:2019-01-09

Abstract: Objective To assess the quality of published cases drug-induced liver injury (DILI) reports in China. Methods A list of 31 crucial elements necessary in evaluating causality of DILI was developed, then the reporting rate of the 31 crucial elements was investigated in 61 reports published from January 2015 to December 2017. Results Elements such as patients' age, sex, drug name and primary disease were widely reported, while some key elements in evaluating causality of DILI were under-reported. Conclusion Some reports of DILI lacked important or essential details. Creating guidelines of DILI reports submitted for publication is recommended to improve the quality of DILI reports in China, and it is important for the utility of these reports too, such as early detection of drug induced hepatotoxicity.

Key words: published case report, drug-induced liver injury, adverse drug reaction report

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