There are some differences between the two types
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Recommendations for safe prescribing include (Lewis 2013): Reduce medication dosages in general (consult your healthcare professional before making a change) Opioid analgesics, anxiolytics, and sedatives can cause or worsen hepatic encephalopathy symptoms and should be used cautiously Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can more readily cause renal failure and gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis and should generally be avoided Anticancer and immunomodulating drugs
For this reason, patients who have had, or have family members who have ever had medullary thyroid carcinoma should not use liraglutide, nor should those who have an endocrine system condition called multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2