Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)

Kieran Reynolds talks to Sonal Patel, Lead Hepatology Pharmacist about autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). Discussion includes what AIH is, prevalence, diagnosis, treatment and how pharmacy professionals can contribute to the management of patients with AIH. Sonal Patel - Lead Hepatology Pharmacist, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Trust and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s Clinical Fellow 2024/25 at the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Kieran Reynolds - Advanced Specialist Pharmacist (Medicines Governance), SPS Useful links: SPS article on assessing liver function and interpreting liver blood tests https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/assessing-liver-function-and-interpreting-liver-blood-tests/ NHS website information on prednisolone https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/prednisolone/ NHS website information on budesonide https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/budesonide-tablets-capsules-and-granules/about-budesonide-tablets-capsules-and-granules/ NHS website information on azathioprine https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/azathioprine/ The Society of Endocrinology information on adrenal crisis https://www.endocrinology.org/clinical-practice/clinical-guidance/adrenal-crisis/ SPS Medicines Monitoring tool https://www.sps.nhs.uk/home/tools/drug-monitoring/ The Green Book: information on vaccines for vaccine preventable diseases https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immunisation-against-infectious-disease-the-green-book#the-green-book AIH support website https://aihsupport.org.uk/ The British Liver Trust’s information on autoimmune hepatitis https://britishlivertrust.org.uk/information-and-support/liver-conditions/autoimmune-hepatitis/