Osteomalacia and renal failure due to Fanconi syndrome caused by long-term low-dose Adefovir Dipivoxil: a case report.

Qian XiangZhiyan LiuYanyan YuHanxu ZhangQiufen XieGuangyan MuJianhua ZhangXinan CenYi Min Cui

Published in: BMC pharmacology & toxicology (2020)

Fanconi syndrome with osteomalacia can develop in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection being treated with adefovir at a conventional low dosage of 10 mg/day. This case highlights the importance of ADR as a differential diagnosis and the need of pharmacists with drug safety expertise expert in the patient management.

Keyphrases

low dose
case report
hepatitis b virus
adverse drug
high dose
emergency department
clinical practice
general practice
drug induced