Liver damage in pharmaceutical industry workers. 1995

F Tomei, and S Iavicoli, and A Iavicoli, and B Papaleo, and T P Baccolo
Occupational Medicine Department, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.

A group of workers who were employed at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company and who participated in the entire production cycle were studied. Numerous substances, including iodo-chloro-oxyquinoline, erythromycin, disinfectants, small amounts of cortisones, and preserving agents (prevan and parabenzoates), were used in the manufacturing processes. A control group comprised individuals who were not exposed to hepatotoxic substances. This investigation was designed to determine the risk of hepatotoxicity in the pharmaceutical industry, and a protocol was used that allowed for ease of screening. In the presence of a physician, all subjects completed a clinical history questionnaire. They all underwent a general clinical examination, and specific blood chemistry tests were performed. Certain liver indices that were correlated with cytotoxicity were significantly higher in the pharmaceutical workers than among the controls. The findings confirmed that there was a problem of hepatic involvement among workers in this sector, indicating that the clinical-biohumoral screening protocol used in this study was valid for identifying subjects at risk of hepatotoxicity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008107 Liver Diseases Pathological processes of the LIVER. Liver Dysfunction,Disease, Liver,Diseases, Liver,Dysfunction, Liver,Dysfunctions, Liver,Liver Disease,Liver Dysfunctions
D008111 Liver Function Tests Blood tests that are used to evaluate how well a patient's liver is working and also to help diagnose liver conditions. Function Test, Liver,Function Tests, Liver,Liver Function Test,Test, Liver Function,Tests, Liver Function
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011795 Surveys and Questionnaires Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions. Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D004345 Drug Industry That segment of commercial enterprise devoted to the design, development, and manufacture of chemical products for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, disability, or other dysfunction, or to improve function. Industries, Pharmaceutic,Industry, Drug,Industry, Pharmaceutic,Industry, Pharmaceutical,Pharmaceutical Industry,Drug Industries,Industries, Drug,Industries, Pharmaceutical,Pharmaceutic Industries,Pharmaceutic Industry,Pharmaceutical Industries
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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