Drug Dosing in Renal Insufficiency - Philippine College of Physicians
Drug Dosing in Renal Insufficiency - Philippine College of Physicians
Drug Dosing in Renal Insufficiency - Philippine College of Physicians
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<strong>Renal</strong> handl<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> drugs <strong>in</strong> CKD<br />
• Decreased drug clearance<br />
• Prolonged plasma half-life <strong>of</strong> drugs<br />
• Accumulation <strong>of</strong> ‘active’ drug metabolites<br />
• Decreases <strong>in</strong> renal drug metabolism<br />
• Changes <strong>in</strong> drug distribution: prote<strong>in</strong><br />
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