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
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
Renal cancer: management
Supported contentMedicines management
Hepatic encephalopathy: diagnosis and management
Optimising use of SGLT2 inhibitors in hospital patients
Dose adjustments of antimicrobials in patients with renal impairment
Other
Hepatic encephalopathy: diagnosis and management
Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis: an overview
Medication maths: estimations of kidney function
News
GPhC increases minimum level of study for pharmacy technicians in new training standards
NICE draft guidance recommends finerenone for type of chronic heart failure
Health news round-up: vaccination, testosterone and neighbourhood health
Using generative AI to support revision and learning
Stopping antipsychotics in patients with dementia reduces risk of fracture and delirium
Coroner raises concerns over lack of national guidance on prescribing for hepatitis B reactivation
Electronic prescription service: the battle for nominations
Features
GPhC increases minimum level of study for pharmacy technicians in new training standards
NICE draft guidance recommends finerenone for type of chronic heart failure
Health news round-up: vaccination, testosterone and neighbourhood health
Using generative AI to support revision and learning
Stopping antipsychotics in patients with dementia reduces risk of fracture and delirium
Coroner raises concerns over lack of national guidance on prescribing for hepatitis B reactivation