Reduced blood glucose levels by the combination of vadadustat in an elderly patient with chronic kidney disease who was receiving mitiglinide and sitagliptin: a case report

• Main Authors: Ayumi Takakura (Author), Toshinori Hirai (Author), Naomi Hamaguchi (Author), Rika Mukohara (Author), Kazutaka Matsumoto (Author), Yutaka Yano (Author), Takuya Iwamoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Our case is the first report showing the development of hypoglycemia following the administration of vadadustat in a patient with chronic kidney disease being treated with mitiglinide and sitagliptin, possibly due to drug-drug interaction between vadadustat and sitagliptin under...