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Dose adjustment guidelines for medications in patients with renal impairment: How consistent are drug information sources?
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Khanal, A and Castelino, RL and Peterson, GM and Jose, MD, Dose adjustment guidelines for medications in patients with renal impairment: How consistent are drug information sources?, Internal Medicine Journal, 44, (1) pp. 77-85. ISSN 1444-0903 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Background: It is known that patients with renal disease are often administered inappropriate dosages of drugs. A lack of quantitative data in the available drug information sources and inconsistency in dosing information may augment the problem of dosing error.
Aims: To determine the concordance among five drug information sources regarding the dosing recommendations provided for drugs considered problematic in patients with renal impairment and to determine the consistency among the sources regarding the definition of renal impairment and categorisation of chronic kidney disease.
Methods: Five standard drug information sources were reviewed for 61 drugs recommended to be used with caution in renal impairment. Information on recommendations for dosage adjustment in renal impairment was extracted and analysed. Further, the definition and classification of renal impairment were recorded. The recommendation for each drug was coded into six different categories and the inter-source reliability was calculated.
Results: Only slight agreement was observed among the sources (Fleiss Kappa: 0.3). Qualitative data were not well defined and there was a lack of consistency in quantitative values. Some drugs marked as contraindicated in one source were not mentioned as such in others. Also, drugs considered as not requiring dosage adjustment in one source had explicit recommendations in other sources. The definition and classification of renal impairment differed among the five information sources.
Conclusions: There should be an evidence-based approach to drug dosage adjustment in order to bring uniformity to the recommendations. Regular updating of the content of the drug information sources is also important.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | renal impairment , dosage adjustment, prescribing |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences |
Research Field: | Pharmaceutical sciences |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Other health |
Objective Field: | Other health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Khanal, A (Ms Aarati Khanal) |
UTAS Author: | Castelino, RL (Dr Ronald Castelino) |
UTAS Author: | Peterson, GM (Professor Gregory Peterson) |
UTAS Author: | Jose, MD (Professor Matthew Jose) |
ID Code: | 87129 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 37 |
Deposited By: | Pharmacy |
Deposited On: | 2013-11-07 |
Last Modified: | 2017-10-31 |
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