Dosing errors in prescribed antibiotics for older persons with CKD: A retrospective time series analysis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 422-428

  Farag, Alexandra ^a   Garg, Amit X ^a   Li, Lihua ^a   Jain, Arsh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

adverse drug event; antibiotic dosing errors; chronic kidney disease (CKD); drug dosing adjustment; drug safety; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) reporting; medical error; nitrofurantoin; Orally prescribed antibiotics; quality of care; renal disease

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG EVENT; ANTIBIOTIC DOSING ERRORS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD); DRUG DOSING ADJUSTMENT; DRUG SAFETY; ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE (EGFR) REPORTING; MEDICAL ERROR; NITROFURANTOIN; ORALLY PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS; QUALITY OF CARE; RENAL DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; ONTARIO; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84894471380     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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