Drug Induced Liver Injury

Contact Hours: 3.0

ACPE UAN: 0384-9999-19-105-H01-T

The National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Target Audience: Certified Pharmacy Technicians

This CPE activity has been designated as a knowledge-based program.

Author: Jennifer Gersham Pharm D

Faculty Disclosures/Conflicts of Interest: Author declared no conflict of interest and all information is provided fairly and without bias. Author received no commercial/financial support for this activity and do not approve or endorse any commercial products displayed.

Goals & Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Review the morbidity/mortality due to drug related liver injury (DILI)
• Identify common drugs known to damage the liver
• Identify the risk factors for DILI
• Review the pathophysiology and mechanisms of DILI
• Describe the stages of drug metabolism
• Review factors influencing drug metabolism
• Review the cellular mechanisms of hepatotoxicity
• Discuss drug toxicity mechanisms
• Describe the clinical presentation of DILI
• List common clinical tools and diagnostics used in diagnosis of DILI
• Differentiate between DILI and Non-DILI and causes of non-DILI
• Discuss treatments for both DILI and Non-DILI
• Discuss prevention strategies for patients and caregivers.

Release Date: 03/29/2019

Expiration Date: 03/29/2022