Evaluation of medication use in Malaysian predialysis patients

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients suffer from multiple comorbidities and complications as a cause or consequence of kidney disease. Information regarding medicationprescribing patterns in predialysis patients is sparse. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the medication prescription p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation 2017-05, Vol.28 (3), p.517-523
Hauptverfasser: Faruq, Muhammad Shahid, Rida, Muhammad Husayn, Salim, Fahd, Husayn, Khalid, Asif, Nauman, Shahzadi, Naureen, Sulayman, Sayyid Azhar Sayyid, Adnan, Azreen Syazril, Khan, Amir Hayat, Salman, Muhammad
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Zusammenfassung:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients suffer from multiple comorbidities and complications as a cause or consequence of kidney disease. Information regarding medicationprescribing patterns in predialysis patients is sparse. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the medication prescription patterns among predialysis patients. Medical records (both paper based and computerized) of patients at CKD Resource Centre, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, were reviewed. A total of 615 eligible cases were included in the study. The mean number of medications prescribed per patient was 8.22 ± 2.81, and medication use was correlated to the renal function (stage 3a < stage 3b < stage 4 < stage 5; P
ISSN:1319-2442
2320-3838
DOI:10.4103/1319-2442.206451