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Inappropriate prescribing in chronic kidney disease: A systematic review of prevalence, associated clinical outcomes and impact of interventions
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Tesfaye, WH and Castelino, RL and Wimmer, BC and Zaidi, STR, Inappropriate prescribing in chronic kidney disease: A systematic review of prevalence, associated clinical outcomes and impact of interventions, International Journal of Clinical Practice, 71, (7) Article e12960. ISSN 1368-5031 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Introduction: Adjusting doses of renally cleared medications and/or avoidance of nephrotoxic medications are standard clinical practices in chronic kidney disease (CKD), albeit the prevalence of inappropriate prescribing (IP) in these patients remains high. Therefore, this work sought to systematically review the prevalence of IP and compare the relative effectiveness of available interventions in reducing IP in CKD.
Methods: Studies were identified searching PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, IPA, Web of Science, Ovid/Medline, CINAHL, and PsychINFO databases. Studies defining CKD based on laboratory markers and quantifying prevalence of IP were included.
Results: Forty-nine studies from 23 countries met the inclusion criteria. An IP prevalence of 9.4%-81.1% and 13%-80.50% was reported in hospital and ambulatory settings, respectively; whereas, in long-term care facilities the prevalence ranged between 16% and 37.9%. Unsurprisingly, IP was associated with adverse drug events like increased hospital stay (Mean [SD] of 4.5 [4.8] vs 4.3 [4.5]) and high risk of mortality [40%]. Twenty-one studies reported the impact of interventions on IP; manual and computerised alerts were the main forms of interventions (n = 19). The most significant reduction in IP was observed when physicians received immediate concurrent feedback from a clinical pharmacist (P < .001). Polypharmacy, comorbidities, and age were identified as predictors of IP.
Conclusion: IP has led to poor patient outcomes. Although pharmacist-based and computer-aided approaches have shown promising results, there is still room for improvement. Future studies should focus on developing a multifaceted intervention to address the widespread prevalence of IP and associated clinical outcomes in CKD patients.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | systematic review, chronic kidney disease, inappropriate prescribing, interventions |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences |
Research Field: | Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the health sciences |
UTAS Author: | Tesfaye, WH (Mr Wubshet Tesfaye) |
UTAS Author: | Castelino, RL (Dr Ronald Castelino) |
UTAS Author: | Wimmer, BC (Dr Barbara Wimmer) |
UTAS Author: | Zaidi, STR (Dr Tabish Razi Zaidi) |
ID Code: | 118040 |
Year Published: | 2017 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 40 |
Deposited By: | Pharmacy |
Deposited On: | 2017-07-03 |
Last Modified: | 2018-07-26 |
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