Contradictory guidelines for drug dose adjustment in renal impairment
Rachael Williams
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Secondary sources of drug information are remarkably inconsistent in their advice on adjusting dosages to account for impaired kidney function. This is the worrying conclusion of a systematic comparison of four widely used and hitherto well-respected publications: British National Formulary, Martindale: the Complete Drug Reference, Drug Prescribing in Renal Failure and American Hospital Formulary System Drug Information.
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