What medications are harmful to the liver?

The 10 Worst Medications for Your Liver

  • 1) Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
  • 2) Amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin)
  • 3) Diclofenac (Voltaren, Cambia)
  • 4) Amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone)
  • 5) Allopurinol (Zyloprim)
  • 6) Anti-seizure medications.
  • 7) Isoniazid.
  • 8) Azathioprine (Imuran)

Which pain medication can be toxic to the liver?

Nonprescription pain relievers such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others), aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) and naproxen (Aleve, others) can damage your liver, especially if taken frequently or combined with alcohol.

What medications are bad for fatty liver?

Drugs. Medications commonly implicated in causing fatty liver include corticosteroids, antidepressant and antipsychotic medications and, most commonly, tamoxifen.

How much Tylenol will damage your liver?

Amounts of acetaminophen as low as 3 to 4 grams in a single dose or 4 to 6 grams over 24 hours have been reported to cause severe liver injury in some people, sometimes even resulting in death.

Which is worse for your liver ibuprofen or Tylenol?

Which is worse for the liver—acetaminophen or ibuprofen? Liver damage is more commonly associated with acetaminophen than ibuprofen. This is because acetaminophen is extensively metabolized or processed in the liver. Ibuprofen rarely causes liver damage and is not processed as heavily in the liver.

What is the worst medication for liver?

Any NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) can cause liver injury, although it’s very rare. This class of medications includes popular drugs like ibuprofen and naproxen . But when it comes to liver injury, diclofenac is the NSAID with the highest risk.

What medications are bad for Your Liver?

Some drugs that lower cholesterol like Statins and Niacin also damage the liver. Other liver damaging drugs include nitrofurantoin, tetracycline, isoniazid (antibiotics) or Methotrexate (anti-cancer drug). Some herbal drugs also damage the liver.

What are treatment options for liver damage?

For some liver diseases and disorders surgery may be the appropriate treatment. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment options are available through Emory’s liver program and include: liver resection, liver transplant, ERCP, radiofrequency ablation, and radiation oncology.

What medications treat liver disease?

The treatment of chronic liver disease depends on the cause. Specific conditions may be treated with medications including corticosteroids, interferon, antivirals, bile acids or other drugs.