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Jones, M. R., Hall, O. M., Kaye, A. M., & Kaye, A. D. (2015). Drug-induced acute pancreatitis: a review. The Ochsner journal, 15(1), 45-51.
Jones, Mark R, et al. "Drug-induced acute pancreatitis: a review." The Ochsner journal vol. 15,1 (2015): 45-51.
Jones MR, Hall OM, Kaye AM, Kaye AD. Drug-induced acute pancreatitis: a review. Ochsner J. 2015;15(1):45-51. PMID: 25829880; PMCID: PMC4365846.
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Ochsner J. 2015;15(1):45-51.

Drug-induced acute pancreatitis: a review.

The Ochsner journal

Mark R Jones, Oliver Morgan Hall, Adam M Kaye, Alan David Kaye

Affiliations

  1. Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA ; Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.
  2. Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA ; Department of Pharmacology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.

PMID: 25829880 PMCID: PMC4365846

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The majority of drug-induced pancreatitis cases are mild to moderate in severity, but severe and even fatal cases can occur. Management of drug-induced pancreatitis requires withdrawal of the offending agent and supportive care.

METHODS: This review focuses on differential diagnosis, clinical presentation, drug-mediated effects, treatments, and mechanisms of pancreatitis, with an emphasis on drug-induced pancreatitis.

RESULTS: Although only a minority of cases associated with acute pancreatitis are linked to drugs, clinical presentation and mechanisms of injury to the pancreas are not well understood by clinicians in terms of individual drug effects in the mediation or modulation of injury to the pancreas. In recent years, a large number of commonly prescribed medications has been linked to drug-induced pancreatitis pathogenesis. Although mechanisms are proposed, the exact cause of injury is either not well understood or controversial.

CONCLUSION: Future investigation into the mechanisms of pancreatitis and an appreciation by clinicians of the drugs commonly linked to the condition will help establish earlier diagnosis and quicker cessation of offending drugs in the treatment of drug-induced acute pancreatitis.

Keywords: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; antiretroviral therapy–highly active; diuretics; hypoglycemic agents; oral contraceptives; pancreatitis; statins; valproic acid

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