Kidney function and prescribed dose in middle-aged and older patients starting selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Nanbo ZhuAlexander LisinskiTyra LagerbergKristina JohnellHong XuJuan Jesús CarreroZheng Chang

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2022)

Lower kidney function was moderately associated with a reduced SSRI dose, independently of age. Prescribing SSRIs to middle-aged and older patients should not only consider patients' age but also their kidney function.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
primary care
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors