Dose adjustment of rheumatology and allergy/immunology medications in chronic kidney disease: awareness and knowledge among internal medicine housestaff.

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk for adverse drug events due to medication dosing errors. Overall, awareness and knowledge were poor among IMHS for dose adjustments of rheumatology and allergy/immunology medications in patients with CKD.

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• 1 We studied the awareness and knowledge among internal medicine housestaff (IMHS) of proper dose adjustment of commonly used rheumatology and allergy/immunology medications for patients with CKD.
• 2 We surveyed 353 IMHS to evaluate their awareness of the need for medication dose adjustments for patients with CKD and knowledge for medication adjustment by level of glomerular filtration rate for common rheumatology and allergy/immunology medications.
• 3 There was lack of awareness and knowledge for both rheumatology and allergy/immunology medications.

Understanding this could lead to better treatments, improved diagnostics, or a deeper grasp of how the human body works — benefiting patient care globally.

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