Popular drugs but used incorrectly will silently damage the liver

The liver is vulnerable if the patient uses the drug in the wrong dosage or extends the time of use without medical monitoring.More worrying, many liver -harmful drugs are familiar names, appearing in most home medicine cabinets.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), drug damage (DILI) is the leading cause of acute liver failure in many countries.This stems from the patient's arbitrary use of non -prescribing drugs or not properly advised from medical staff.

One of the most common liver -damaging drugs is Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) - familiar painkillers, reducing fever.With a dose of less than 4g/day, paracetamol is often safe.However, if this threshold is exceeded, or combined with alcohol, the risk of liver damage increases significantly."Just taking high doses of Paracetamol for a few days or drinking with alcohol, the liver may be seriously destroyed without the initial signs," said Dr. James Dear, a poison expert at the University of Edinburgh (UK), warned.

Non -steroid anti -inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen, diclofenac or naproxen are also a group of drugs that have the risk of silently affecting the liver.Whether widely used to treat pain, fever and inflammation, NSAIDs can cause hepatitis or increase liver enzymes if used for prolonged, especially in people with liver disease or older.

Not only painkillers, many antibiotics can also negatively affect the liver.Antibiotics such as Amoxicillin -clavulanic, Rifampin, Isoniazid - often used in the treatment of tuberculosis or severe infections - is recorded likely to cause drugs caused by drugs, sometimes appear after a few days or weeks of use.Dr. William Lee, a liver expert at Texas Southwestern University (USA), said: "Many liver damage due to drugs are not detected in time because the initial symptoms are very faint.Another group of drugs also need to be monitored closely as Statins - blood cholesterol drugs such as simvastatin, atorvastatin ...

Although very effective in preventing cardiovascular disease, Statins can cause liver enzyme, especially in alcoholic drinkers, chronic liver disease or are taking many drugs at the same time.

Facing the aforementioned risks, experts recommend that people do not arbitrarily take the drug for a long time without visiting.Those who are required for long -term treatment with paracetamol, statins or antibiotics need to be monitored periodically.Periodic liver enzyme test helps early detection of hidden lesions, thereby promptly adjusting the treatment regimen.

"The drug is a double -edged sword.The right use will save people's lives, but use it wrong - even though it is familiar - can lead to health disaster," said Dr. James Dear.