Smartphones help to improve medicine adherence in teenagers and young adults Half of teenagers and young adults with kidney disease have used smartphones to help them remember to take their medicines, a study suggests.…
Googling the bloodstream: how disease might be detected with ingested nanoparticles Google is developing technology that combines ingested disease-detecting nanoparticles with a wrist sensor.…
Researchers question value of NHS Health Checks delivered by GPsNHS health checks may not be any better than usual GP practice care in increasing the prevalence of the diseases they were designed to target.…
Antibiotic lock shows survival advantage in haemodialysis patients Infection rates in haemodialysis patients could be reduced by antibiotic catheter locks.…
How we care for kidney transplant patientsEach typical community pharmacy will have two or three patients living with a functioning transplanted kidney. John Sexton gives an overview of management of these patients.…
What can you recommend to patients with renal impairment about taking glucosamine?Q: UK Medicines Information summarises the evidence for this frequently asked question: Can patients with renal impairment take glucosamine?…
Chronic kidney disease: managing the complications Anaemia and metabolic bone disease are complications of chronic kidney disease that can appear relatively early in the course of the condition. What is the best way to manage these complications?…
Chronic kidney disease: clinical features and renal replacement therapies Chronic kidney disease is a growing health problem. Identification of patients in the early stages of the disease allows steps to be taken that slow progression to renal failure requiring dialysis or transplantation.…
How to approach prescriptions for patients with renal impairment Clinical pharmacists regularly encounter patients with compromised renal function. A basic understanding of renal disease is necessary to ensure prescriptions for such patients are appropriate.…