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Can cirrhosis be caused by takin so many drugs that have fda alerts on them today from over the years?

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Unlikely: Cirrhosis is a result of persistent or recurrent severe inflammation of the liver cells with subsequent scarring. It has many causes, but without knowing what drugs you were taking, in what quantity and for how long it is nearly impossible to predict side effects.

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Answered 8/7/2014

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