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
Updated hypertension case‑finding service draws calls for impact assessment
Boots launches private gonorrhoea vaccination service
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Arthur Williams (1932–2026)
New pharmacy minister confirmed
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Features
Updated hypertension case‑finding service draws calls for impact assessment
Boots launches private gonorrhoea vaccination service
Test your knowledge of medicines safety
Arthur Williams (1932–2026)
New pharmacy minister confirmed
MHRA approves orforglipron weight-loss pill