Kidney Disease Management in the Hospital Setting: A Focus on Inappropriate Drug Prescriptions in Older Patients

Kidney Disease Management in the Hospital Setting: A Focus on Inappropriate Drug Prescriptions in Older Patients

Aging with multimorbidity and polytherapy are the most significant factors that could led to inappropriate prescribing of contraindicated medications in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prescriptions of contraindicated drugs in older adults in CKD...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Arcoraci, Maria Antonietta Barbieri, Michelangelo Rottura, Alessandro Nobili, Giuseppe Natoli, Christiano Argano, Giovanni Squadrito, Francesco Squadrito, Salvatore Corrao, on behalf of the REPOSI investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
chronic kidney disease
appropriateness of prescriptions
prescribing patterns
real-world data
hospital setting
older patients
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.749711/full

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