• Aust Prescr · Oct 2019

    Review

    How to adjust drug doses in chronic kidney disease.

    • Maurizio Stefani, Richard F Singer, and Darren M Roberts.
    • Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney.
    • Aust Prescr. 2019 Oct 1; 42 (5): 163-167.

    AbstractDrugs excreted by the kidney require dose reduction in chronic kidney disease. This adjustment depends on the severity of the disease and what proportion of the drug is eliminated by the kidneys The estimated glomerular filtration rate can generally be used to guide dose adjustment in patients with stable kidney function. However, the formula can be misleading in some patient subsets and other approaches are required At extremes of body mass, the estimated glomerular filtration rate can under- or overestimate kidney function. It may need to be adjusted for body surface area, particularly for drugs with a narrow therapeutic range or requiring a minimum concentration to be effective. Close monitoring of drug effect and toxicity is also needed and can be supported by therapeutic drug monitoring For short courses of drugs with a wide therapeutic index, dose adjustment may not be needed Alternative methods for quantifying kidney function include the Cockcroft-Gault formula (estimates creatinine clearance) or direct measures of glomerular filtration rate using exogenous isotope compounds. These are not commonly required(c) NPS MedicineWise 2019.

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