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Cholestasis

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This chapter covers the following conditions: cholestasis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis. This chapter includes drug class, brand/trade names, manufacturer, dosage, indications, contraindications/cautions, adverse effects, drug Interactions, pregnancy advice, lactation safety, relative cost of ursodiol, ursodeoxycholic acid, obeticholic acid.

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Abbreviations

OCA:

Obeticholic acid

PBC:

Primary biliary cholangitis

PSC:

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

UDCA:

Ursodeoxycholic acid

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  1. https://www.pdr.net/drug-summary/Actigall-ursodiol-1231. Accessed July 2020.

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  3. Chapman R, et al. Diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis. Hepatology. 2010;51:660–78.

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  1. Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA

    Marianna G. Mavilia & George Y. Wu

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  1. Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA

    Marianna G. Mavilia

  2. Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA

    George Y. Wu

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Mavilia, M.G., Wu, G.Y. (2021). Cholestasis. In: Mavilia, M.G., Wu, G.Y. (eds) Pocket Handbook of GI Pharmacotherapeutics. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72592-1_10

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