Comparison of equations for dosing of medications requiring renal adjustment

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-57

  Lessard, Bethany A ^a   Zaiken, Kathy ^b  

^a Steward Health Care Network   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney disease; Primary care; Renal drug dosing

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CREATININE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METFORMIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COCKCROFT GAULT EQUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFICATION OF DIET IN RENAL DISEASE EQUATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84890100436     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2013.11241     Document Type: Article

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