Influence of Pill Burden and Drug Cost on Renal Function After Transplantation

Study Objective To determine the influence of pill burden and drug cost on outcomes after renal transplantation. Design Retrospective medical record review. Setting Kidney and pancreas transplantation center. Patients Sixty‐eight adults who underwent kidney or kidney‐pancreas transplantation during...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pharmacotherapy 2012-05, Vol.32 (5), p.427-432
Hauptverfasser:	Hardinger, Karen L., Hutcherson, Timothy, Preston, David, Murillo, Daniel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	adherence Biological and medical sciences Databases, Factual Drug Costs Electronic Health Records Humans Kidney - physiopathology Kidney Function Tests Kidney Transplantation Medical sciences medication Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Pancreas Transplantation pharmacoeconomics Pharmacology. Drug treatments Prescription Drugs - administration & dosage Prescription Drugs - economics renal function Retrospective Studies Time Factors Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Study Objective To determine the influence of pill burden and drug cost on outcomes after renal transplantation. Design Retrospective medical record review. Setting Kidney and pancreas transplantation center. Patients Sixty‐eight adults who underwent kidney or kidney‐pancreas transplantation during 2007. Measurements and Main Results The median pretransplantation pill burden was 15 pills/day, which increased to 25 pills/day at 1 month after transplantation and returned to 16 pills/day by 1 year after transplantation. Pretransplantation pill burden was lower than the burden at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after transplantation (p
ISSN:	0277-0008 1875-9114
DOI:	10.1002/j.1875-9114.2012.01032.x