Patterns of medication use in the RRI-CKD study: focus on medications with cardiovascular effects

2005117 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

George R. Bailie · Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

George Eisele · Albany Medical Center Hospital

Lei Liu · University of Michigan

Erik Roys · University of Michigan

Margaret Kiser · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Frederick O. Finkelstein

Robert A. Wolfe · University of Michigan

Abstract

This study provides an overview of prescription practices in a cohort of CKD patients. Substantial underutilization of certain classes of cardioprotective medications is apparent, and systematic educational efforts in this direction may well prove worthwhile to impact outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Dialysis and Renal Disease Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volume 20, Issue 6, pp. 1110-1115

DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh771

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