Association of Polypharmacy with Kidney Disease Progression in Adults with CKD

CONCLUSIONS: The use of a high number of medications was associated with a high risk of kidney failure, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality in Japanese patients with nondialysis-dependent CKD under nephrology care.PMID:34782408 | DOI:10.2215/CJN.03940321

Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - November 16, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Hiroshi Kimura Kenichi Tanaka Hirotaka Saito Tsuyoshi Iwasaki Akira Oda Shuhei Watanabe Makoto Kanno Michio Shimabukuro Koichi Asahi Tsuyoshi Watanabe Junichiro James Kazama Source Type: research