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Warfarin dosing in patients with impaired kidney function.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Nov 2010
Limdi Nita A, Limdi Mohit A, Cavallari Larisa, Anderson Aaron M, Crowley Michael R, Baird Melissa F, Allon Michael, Beasley T Mark
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In patients with kidney impairment, warfarin, a drug metabolized primarily by the cytochrome P-450 system, is initiated at similar doses and managed similarly as in the general medical population. Unfortunately, few data exist to guide dose adjustment in patients with decreased kidney function. Here, we determine the degree of warfarin dose reduction associated with kidney impairment and make...
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