Estimating renal function to reduce the risk of adverse drug reactions

A Corsonello, G Onder, S Bustacchini, M Provinciali… - Drug safety, 2012 - Springer
The aging process is characterized by relevant changes in pharmacokinetics. Renal function
is known to decline with aging. However, as a result of reduced muscle mass, older …

The use of estimated glomerular filtration rate for dose adjustment of medications in the elderly

CG Elinder, P Bárány, O Heimbürger - Drugs & aging, 2014 - Springer
Adverse drug effects as a consequence of inappropriate dosage are a common cause of
hospitalization among the elderly. Older individuals are at a particular risk of overdosing …

Comparison of estimated glomerular filtration rate with estimated creatinine clearance in the dosing of drugs requiring adjustments in elderly patients with declining …

WJ Spruill, WE Wade, HH Cobb III - The American journal of geriatric …, 2008 - Elsevier
Background: The National Kidney Foundation's practice guidelines for chronic kidney
disease recommend using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation for …

Glomerular filtration rate equations overestimate creatinine clearance in older individuals enrolled in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging: impact on renal drug …

TC Dowling, ES Wang, L Ferrucci… - … : The Journal of Human …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate the performance of kidney function estimation equations and to
determine the frequency of drug dose discordance in an older population. Design Cross …

Reconsideration of the current models of estimated kidney function‐based drug dose adjustment in older adults: The role of biological age

R Alikhani, MP Pai - Clinical and Translational Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Human lifespan has increased from a median of 46.5 years in 1950 to 71.7 years in 2022.
As people age, one of the inevitable consequences is a decline in kidney function and …

Association between glomerular filtration rate and adverse drug reactions in elderly hospitalized patients: the role of the estimating equation

A Corsonello, C Pedone, F Lattanzio, G Onder… - Drugs & aging, 2011 - Springer
Background: Reduced renal function increases the risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to
hydrosoluble drugs (hADRs). However, the ability of different equations to calculate …

The importance of correct estimation of renal function for drug treatment in hospitalized elderly patients, especially women: a prospective observational study

A Helldén, U Bergman, I Odar-Cederlöf - Clinical Nephrology, 2019 - search.proquest.com
Aim: To compare renal function by several GFR formulas (particularly cystatin C eGFR-
“CAPA”) in relation to renal risk drugs (RRDs) in patients admitted to two geriatric wards in a …

Assessment of kidney function for drug dosing

AS Narva - Clinical chemistry, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The effort to improve the identification and management of patients with chronic kidney
disease (CKD) 2 is based on implementing more precise means of assessing kidney …

Kidney function and clinical recommendations of drug dose adjustment in geriatric patients

M Karsch-Völk, E Schmid, S Wagenpfeil, K Linde… - BMC geriatrics, 2013 - Springer
Background In elderly patients chronic kidney disease often limits drug prescription. As
several equations for quick assessment of kidney function by estimating glomerular filtration …

Discrepancies among equations to estimate the glomerular filtration rate for drug dosing decision making in aged patients: a cross sectional study

MM Castel-Branco, M Lavrador, AC Cabral… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Patients often require adjustments to drug doses due to impaired renal function.
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation using various equations can result in …