The Pharmacy Times® Chronic Kidney Disease Resource Center is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on issues related to long-term disease of the kidneys leading to renal failure.
April 24th 2024
Iptocopan demonstrated superiority when treating patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy and is the first drug to specifically target the alternative complement pathway.
Background and Key Concepts in Biosimilars: Improving Awareness and Addressing Common Concerns
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Clinical Conversations With the Cancer Care Team: Striving for Equitable Access to Oral Anticancer Medications
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Advances in the Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: New Horizons in Targeted Therapies
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Child Abuse: Responsibilities and Protection of the Reporter
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Pharmacists Should Be Considered Part of the Care Team for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
November 5th 2022Pharmacists should get out from behind the glass from time to time and work with chronic kidney disease patients to better understand their medications and lifestyle decisions, said an analyst who spoke at ASN Kidney Week in Orlando, Florida.
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Letermovir Shows Efficacy Preventing Cytomegalovirus Disease in Adults After Kidney Transplantation
October 26th 2022The objective of the trial was to compare letermovir with valganciclovir in preventing CMV disease in adults who received a kidney transplant and who are at high risk for CMV disease.
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Study Shows Psoriasis Does Not Increase Heart Attack Risk in Patients with Kidney Disease
October 19th 2022The study confirmed that patients with psoriasis are considered to have an increased risk for both chronic kidney disease and ESRD, because inflammation plays a significant role in those conditions as well as heart disease.
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Kidney Transplant Provides Greater Benefit Than Long-Term Dialysis for Patients With Kidney Failure
October 11th 2022Although survival benefits for patients who received a kidney transplant varied, the benefits of kidney transplants were greater for all patients when compared with long-term dialysis.
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Genomic Testing Framework for Chronic Kidney Disease Continues to Grow
September 27th 2022Investigators combine research discovery with technological development to determine whether the role of genomics in nephrology should remain with subspecialists or be integrated into general nephrology.
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