Efficacy and safety of rifaximin in Japanese patients with hepatic encephalopathy: A phase II/III, multicenter, randomized, evaluator-blinded, active-controlled trial and a phase III, multicenter, open trial.
Kazuyuki SuzukiRyujin EndoYasuhiro TakikawaFuminori MoriyasuYutaka AoyagiHisataka MoriwakiShuji TeraiIsao SakaidaYoshiyuki SakaiShuhei NishiguchiToru IshikawaHitoshi TakagiAtsushi NaganumaTakuya GendaTakafumi IchidaKoichi TakaguchiKatsuhiko MiyazawaKiwamu OkitaPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2018)
The efficacy of rifaximin is sufficient and treatment is well tolerated in Japanese patients with HE and hyperammonemia.