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Drug Dosing in Renal Insufficiency - Philippine College of Physicians

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Key po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />

• Monitor<strong>in</strong>g drug levels may be necessary<br />

to ensure therapeutic levels while avoid<strong>in</strong>g<br />

toxicity.<br />

• <strong>Physicians</strong> should be vigilant <strong>in</strong><br />

recogniz<strong>in</strong>g adverse events.<br />

• In the <strong>in</strong>tensive care unit, a “Go fast, start<br />

high” policy avoids subtherapeutic blood<br />

levels.

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