Improper renal dosing in long-term care facilities

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 802-805

  Rahimi, Ali R ^a   Kennedy, Klugh ^b   Thomason, Misha ^b   Crumley, Jennifer ^b   Bugg, Amanda ^b   Peacock, Erin ^b  

^a SouthEastern Georgia Geriatrics   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Advancing age; Creatinine clearance; Renal elimination; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ACEBUTOLOL; ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ATENOLOL; BENAZEPRIL; BISOPROLOL; CAPTOPRIL; CETIRIZINE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLCHICINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ENALAPRIL; FAMOTIDINE; FEXOFENADINE; GABAPENTIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; GLIPIZIDE; HYDRALAZINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; LISINOPRIL; LITHIUM; PARACETAMOL; UNINDEXED DRUG; DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG METABOLISM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; NURSING HOME; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; GEORGIA; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 65249130523     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31817f1f71     Document Type: Article

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