Evaluation of Weight-Based Dose During Transition From Immediate-Release to Extended-Release Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Mackenzie MagidScott SanoffHui-Jie LeeLexie Zidanyue YangJennifer Byrns

Published in: Journal of pharmacy practice (2021)

A weight-based dose of tacrolimus XR could not reliably predict a therapeutic level among the total cohort due to the wide inter-patient variability. The median weight-based rate of conversion from immediate-release to extended-release tacrolimus was 80%.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight loss
physical activity
weight gain
body weight
case report