Renal health
Renal impairment can have significant implications for the management of medicines, because of how some drugs are metabolised. Pharmacists can advise on dose adjustments, the avoidance of nephrotoxic drugs and therapeutic drug monitoring where appropriate. Renal conditions range in severity, with long-term conditions, like chronic kidney disease, significantly impacting patient morbidity and mortality.
Our collection of resources on renal conditions has been organised into categories that can be accessed via the icons above or directly from the sections below.
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Conditions
Hepatic encephalopathy: diagnosis and management
Managing patients with cardiorenal metabolic disease
Kidney stones: symptoms, diagnosis and management
Hyponatraemia: clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment
Electrolyte disturbances: causes and management
Developments in the management of anaemia and other complications in adults with chronic kidney disease
Medicines management
Acute kidney injury: causes, diagnosis and management
Hepatic encephalopathy: diagnosis and management
Optimising use of SGLT2 inhibitors in hospital patients
Dose adjustments of antimicrobials in patients with renal impairment
Other
Acute kidney injury: causes, diagnosis and management
Hepatic encephalopathy: diagnosis and management
Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis: an overview
Medication maths: estimations of kidney function
News
PDA gains full say on NHS pay and conditions negotiations after joining Staff Side Council
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Scotland’s first drug-checking service to open as drug deaths rise by more than 10%
Children taking GLP-1s can be at risk of nutritional deficiencies, study finds
Pharmacy regulator among health bodies committing to joint guidance on AI regulations
Community pharmacies invited to pilot sign language translation app
How to manage medicines during major incidents
Features
PDA gains full say on NHS pay and conditions negotiations after joining Staff Side Council
Can immunotherapy stop the clock on type 1 diabetes?
Scotland’s first drug-checking service to open as drug deaths rise by more than 10%
Children taking GLP-1s can be at risk of nutritional deficiencies, study finds
Pharmacy regulator among health bodies committing to joint guidance on AI regulations
Community pharmacies invited to pilot sign language translation app