OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical efficacy of metadoxine combined with tiopronin in the treatment of alcoholic liver disease. METHODS: In retrospective study, 70 patients with alcoholic liver disease were selected from Shanxi Provincial People’s Hospital and Taiyuan Third People’s Hospital during Oct. 2013-Dec. 2015, and then divided into treatment group and control group with 35 cases in each group according to therapy plan. Control group was additionally given Tiopronin enteric-coated tablet 0.2 g, po, tid, based on routine treatment; treatment groups was additionally Metadoxine tablet 1.0 g,po,bid, on the basis of control group. Both groups received treatment for 6 weeks. Serum indicators as ALT, AST, γ-GT, TBIL, TC, TG and A/G and serum hepatic fibrosis indicators as Ⅳ-C, HA and Ln were observed in 2 groups before and after treatment as well as the diameters of MPV and SPV, spleen thickness and clinical efficacy. The occurrence of ADR was recorded. RESULTS: The serum levels of ALT, AST, γ-GT, TBIL, TC and TG were decreased significantly in 2 groups, while A/G level was increased significantly; above indicators of treatment group were more significant than those of control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Serum levels of Ⅳ-C, HA, Ln, MPV, SPV and spleen thickness in treatment group were significantly decreased and lower than in control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Total response rate of treatment group (94.29%) was significantly higher than that of control group (62.86%), with statistical significance (P<0.05). No obvious ADR was found in 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS: Metadoxine combined with tiopronin shows good therapeutic efficacy for alcoholic liver disease with good safety.