Speakers provide updates on novel herbal and dietary supplements that may potentially cause liver injury, including but are not limited to green tea extracts, curcumin/turmeric, ashwagandha, kratom, black cohosh, garcinia cambogia, and red yeast extract. Topics include specific signatures and patterns of liver enzymes associated with liver injury due to ingestion of selected herbal compounds and over-the-counter medications, and compounds that are considered to present minimal risk for DILI.
Discuss the recent uptick in the percentage of patients with DILI from herbal and dietary supplements.
Identify the most hepatotoxic and commonly used supplements and over-the-counter medications patients take, and the specific signatures and pattern of liver enzymes associated with each compound.
List which herbal compounds and over-the-counter medications are relatively safe and have minimal DILI risk.