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==<th>Examples of Medications Requiring Dosage Adjustments in Renal Insufficiency</th>== <tr> | ==<th>Examples of Medications Requiring Dosage Adjustments in Renal Insufficiency</th>== <tr> | ||
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| Examples of Medications Requiring Dosage Adjustments in Renal Insufficiency | ==|||||||||||||||
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| Drug | GFR | Dosing recommendation in alert | Potential safety problem listed in alert |
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| Allopurinol | 51-60
10-50 <10 |
200mg per day maximum
150mg per day maximum Do not use |
Liver and hematoligic toxicity.
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| Co-trimoxazole | 15-30
<15 |
80/400mg twice per day maximum
Do not use |
Crystalluria and kidney stone formation.
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| Metformin | <10 | Do not use | Lactic acidosis. |
