Rifaximin (Zaxine) for the reduction in risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) recurrence in patients > 18 years of age

The objective of this report was to perform a systematic review of the beneficial and harmful effects of rifaximin for reducing the risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) recurrence in patients > 18 years of age who are at risk of HE recurrence despite the use of lactulose, or who are intolera...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa (ON) Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health 2015, 2015
Series:Common drug review
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:The objective of this report was to perform a systematic review of the beneficial and harmful effects of rifaximin for reducing the risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) recurrence in patients > 18 years of age who are at risk of HE recurrence despite the use of lactulose, or who are intolerant to lactulose
Physical Description:1 PDF file illustrations