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Severe Liver Injury in Patients Taking the Asthma Medication Zafirlukast
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Zafirlukast is a relatively new asthma medication. In initial studies, up to 5% of patients who took this drug had abnormal results on liver tests, but no symptomatic liver problems occurred.
Why did the researchers do this particular study?
To describe three patients who developed severe liver injury while taking …
