Patterns of medication use and the burden of polypharmacy in patients with chronic kidney disease: the German Chronic Kidney Disease study.

Insa M SchmidtSilvia HübnerJennifer NadalStephanie TitzeMatthias SchmidBarbara BärthleinGeorg SchlieperThomas DienemannUlla T SchultheissHeike MeiselbachAnna KöttgenJürgen FlögeMartin BuschReinhold KreutzJan T KielsteinKai-Uwe Eckardt

Published in: Clinical kidney journal (2019)

Medication burden in CKD patients is high. Further research appears warranted to address the implications of polypharmacy, risks of drug interactions and strategies for risk reduction in this vulnerable patient population.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
adverse drug
healthcare
case report
prognostic factors
risk factors
risk assessment
climate change