Prescribing Medications in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Piperacillin</td><td align="center">Nalidixic acid</td><td align="center">Azithromycin</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Ceftazidime</td><td align="center">Pefloxacin</td><td align="center">Tetracycline</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Ceftriaxone</td><td align="center">Gatifloxacin</td><td align="center">Cotrimoxazole + Trimethoprim</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Cefoperazone</td><td align="center">Erythromycin</td><td align="center">Metronidazole</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Cefoperazone + Sulbactam Cefetamet</td><td align="center">Roxithromycin</td><td align="center">Ketoconazole &amp; other fluconozoles</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Antibiotics which need to be used with extra caution in patients with liver failure.

International Journal of Hepatology

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Table 2: Prescribing Medications in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis 