What medications can cause increased liver enzyme tests (AST and ALT) levels?
Medicines Causing Elevated Liver Enzymes • Pain killers; - Aspirin - Ibuprofen - Diclofenac - Acetaminophen - Neproxen - Phenylbutazone • HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; - Simvastatin - Atorvastatin - Lovastatin - Pravastatin • Chemotherapeutics; - Imatinib - Methotrexate • Anti-seizure drugs; - Phenytoin - Carbamezapine - Valproic acid - Phenobarbital • Antibiotics; - Sulfonamides - Sulfanethoxazole - Nitrofurantoin - Tetracyclines - Isoniazid - Trimethoprim - Fluconazole Antibiotics such as: • tetracyclines, (for example, tetracycline [Achromycin]) • sulfonamides, • isoniazid (INH) (Nydrazid, Laniazid) • sulfamethoxazole (Gantanol), • trimethoprim (Trimpex; Proloprim, Primsol) • nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin; Furadantin; Macrobid), • fluconazole (Diflucan ) and some other anti-fungals
