Pharmaceutical Care of Liver Function Injury in the Suspicion of Linezolid-induced within a Patient

OBJECTIVE To discuss pharmaceutical care of liver function injury in the suspicion of linezolid-induced with clinical pharmacist's participation. METHODS The use of linezolid maybe a possible cause of liver injury through analyzing primary disease, changes in liver function, combined medications and other factors by clinical pharmacist, who also promptly put forward intervention recommendations, in a pulmonary infection case who suffered liver function impairment during use of linezolid. RESULTS A timely and accurate analyse of the causes with liver function injury was carried out by clinical pharmacists, whose recommendations were adopted by clinicians, thus, the patient's condition had been controlled. CONCLUSION Clinical pharmacists actively participate in the treatment processes, give corresponding suggestions to clinical doctors, can ensure the drug safety and effectiveness in patients.