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Table 2 RUCAM for liver injury

From: Mifepristone induced liver injury in a patient with Cushing syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

 

Possible score

Study patient

Time to onset

 5–90 days

+ 2

+ 2

 < 5 or > 90 days

+ 1

 

Course of alkaline phosphatase after cessation of drug

 Decrease > 50% within 8 days

+ 3

0

 Decrease > 50% within 30 days

+ 2

 

Risk factors

 Alcohol + 

− 1

 

 Alcohol −

0

0

 Age ≥ 55 years

+ 1

+ 1

 Age < 55 years

0

 

No concomitant drugs/herbs

 

0

All causes-group I and II-ruled out

 

+ 2

Previous hepatotoxicity

 Reaction labeled in the product characteristics

+ 2

+ 1

 Reaction published but not labeled

+ 1

 

Response to unintentional re-exposure

 

0

Total score for the case

 

+ 6