Kidney Disease Management in the Hospital Setting: A Focus on Inappropriate Drug Prescriptions in Older Patients

• Main Authors: Vincenzo Arcoraci (Author), Maria Antonietta Barbieri (Author), Michelangelo Rottura (Author), Alessandro Nobili (Author), Giuseppe Natoli (Author), Christiano Argano (Author), Giovanni Squadrito (Author), Francesco Squadrito (Author), Salvatore Corrao (Author), on behalf of the REPOSI investigators (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aging with multimorbidity and polytherapy are the most significant factors that could led to inappropriate prescribing of contraindicated medications in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prescriptions of contraindicated drugs in older adults in CKD...