How to improve drug dosing for patients with renal impairment in primary care - a cluster-randomized controlled trial
Open Access
- 6 September 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Family Practice
- Vol. 13 (1) , 91
Abstract
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk for inappropriate or potentially harmful prescribing. The aim of this study was to examine whether a multifaceted intervention including the use of a software programme for the estimation of creatinine clearance and recommendation of individual dosage requirements may improve correct dosage adjustment of relevant medications for patients with CKD in primary care.Keywords
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