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. 2015 Dec 22;4:802. doi: 10.1186/s40064-015-1600-8

Table 3.

Specific drug of causing DILI

Category Specific drug Cases (n) Percentage (%)
Chinese herbal medicine Herbal medicine ingredients 91 70.00
Radix polygoni multiflori 15 11.54
Panax pseudo-ginseng 10 7.69
Tripterygium wilfordii 6 4.62
Saffron 4 3.08
And shenbao mixture 4 3.08
Antithyroid Propylthiouracil 26 50
Methimazole 26 50
Antituberculosis Isoniazid + rifampicin + pyrazinamide 29 56.86
Isoniazid + rifampicin 17 33.33
Rifampicin 4 7.85
Isoniazid + pyrazinamide 1 1.96
Antibiotics Quinolones 7 26.92
Cephalosporin 6 23.08
United 4 15.38
Acyclovir 3 11.53
Vancomycin 2 7.70
Meropenem 2 7.70
Biaxin 2 7.70
Chemotherapy drugs Docetaxel + platinum 10 45.45
Platinum 4 18.18
Etoposide 4 18.18
Gemcitabine 3 13.64
Imatinib 1 4.55
Immunosuppressants Leflunomide 6 27.27
Methotrexate 5 22.73
Acipimox 3 13.64
Thalidomide 3 13.64
Cyclosporin 3 13.64
Phenylbutazone 2 9.09
Antipyretics and analgesics Acetyl aminophenol 9 69.23
Meloxicam 2 15.38
Celecoxib 2 15.38
Psychotropic drugs Clozapine 3 27.27
Olanzapine 2 18.18
Carbamazepine 2 18.18
Dilantin sodium 2 18.18
Lithium carbonate 2 18.18
Antidiabetics Metformin 5 55.56
Gliclazide 2 22.22
Acarbose 2 22.22
Lipid-lowering drugs Statins 8 100