| Type of classification | Examples |
| Clinical laboratory | Hepatocellular |
| Cholestatic | |
| Mixed hepatocellular/cholestatic | |
| Mechanism of hepatotoxicity | Direct hepatotoxicity |
| Idiosyncratic | |
| Immune-mediated | |
| Metabolic | |
| Histologic findings | Cellular necrosis or apoptosis |
| Cholestasis | |
| Steatosis | |
| Fibrosis | |
| Phospholipidosis | |
| Granulomatous | |
| Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome |
