Obeticholic Acid
Hepatic Decompensation and Failure in Incorrectly Dosed PBC Patients with Child-Puch Class B or C or Decompensated Cirrhosis
- In postmarketing reports, hepatic decompensation and failure, in some cases fatal, have been reported in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) with decompensated cirrhosis or Child-Pugh Class B or C hepatic impairment when OCALIVA was dosed more frequently than recommended
- The recommended starting dosage of OCALIVA is 5 mg once weekly for patients with Child-Pugh Class B or C hepatic impairment or a prior decompensation event
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Keywords: Ocaliva
Updated: March 2018