Medication errors frequently occur in the treatment of patients with renal insufficiency and can cause serious adverse events. Although computerized systems that adjust the drug dose on the basis of a patient's glomerular filtration rate can reduce the incidence and severity of drug prescription errors, other variables can also affect the susceptibility of patients with renal dysfunction to drug toxicity.
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C. Ponticelli declares an association with the following company: Novartis, as consultant. G. Graziani declares no competing interests.
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Ponticelli, C., Graziani, G. Management of drug toxicity in patients with renal insufficiency. Nat Rev Nephrol 6, 317–318 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2010.43
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