The BALLETS study is the first GP based study where the entire cohort was comprehensively tested for additional diseases (such as viral hepatitis) after an abnormal LFT, using the full analyte ...

Methods: This study uses data from the BALLETS cohort to compare various testing strategies for viral hepatitis in patients who had received an abnormal LFT result. The aim was to inform a ...

Hepatic or renal impairment. Discontinue if signs/symptoms of liver disease develop, or if abnormal LFTs persist or worsen. Correct volume status prior to initiation. Dehydration. Hypovolemia.

Hypertension; monitor BP closely. Discontinue if signs/symptoms of liver disease develop, or if abnormal LFTs persist or worsen. Advanced renal disease: not recommended. Coagulation disorders.