How do you counsel patients regarding alcohol intake when prescribing DMARDs other than methotrexate?
Such as Leflunomide, Sulfasalazine, Mycophenolate or Azathioprine, since all of these medications have potential to cause liver enzyme elevation and in some cases liver toxicity.
Answer from: at Community Practice
I always inquire about alcohol intake before starting any drug with a known issue of hepatotoxicoty, using the “Law of Two” I learned as an intern: alcohol abusers under-report their intake by a factor of two. Assuming there is no such red flag to avoid the drug, I tell my patients that ...
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