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In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Bruce Mueller, PharmD, interim dean and professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, said pharmacists are essential in providing the correct dosing to patients with kidney disease.
 

Dosing Patients with Kidney Disease Presents Unique Challenges

RG is a male patient aged 45 years who has arrived at the pharmacy to pick up his regular maintenance medications after recently losing 45 pounds in 3 months.

Monday Pharmaceutical Mystery: How Did Getting Healthy and Losing Weight Result in Kidney Failure?

A new study found that it’s safe for patients with HIV to receive HIV-positive kidneys. 

Kidney Transplant Safe Between People With HIV

Why is this man gaining weight, instead of losing it, while taking a natural supplement?

Monday Pharmaceutical Mystery: June 22

Of 400 dialysis patients with the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital as reference in Barcelona, Spain, 21 contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the mortality rate in this center was 24%, according to the opening presentation at the ERA-EDTA Congress conference.

COVID-19 Mortality Alarmingly High in Dialysis Patients

Previous clinical trials have shown that SGLT2 inhibitors protect kidney, or renal, function among patients with T2D, but their effect on serious renal events in patients in real-world clinical practice remains unclear.

Study: Certain Diabetes Drugs May Protect Against Serious Kidney Problems

Study shows sleep apnea is significantly associated with increased risk of death among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease.

Sleep Apnea Increases Mortality Risk in Patients with Advanced CKD, ESRD

The new guidelines recommend dosing vancomycin to achieve an area under the curve to minimum inhibitor concentration (AUC/MIC) ratio of ≥ 400.

Monitoring Vancomycin in Serious MRSA Infections

Excessive alcohol consumption can damage the liver, thereby increasing the load on the kidneys to filter the blood stream.

Heavy Alcohol Use Accelerates CKD Progression

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