Management
- Ursodeoxycholic acid is virtually the only licensed medication shown to slow progression of PBC and is first line
- Cholestyramine is often used for itch (sequestrates bile acid salts in the enteric lumen, preventing reabsorption)
- Fat soluble vitamin supplementation
- Many need transplantation if the disease progresses to end-stage liver disease
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