| Title |
Medication safety and chronic kidney disease in older adults prescribed metformin: a cross-sectional analysis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Nephrology, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2369-15-86 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Deborah L Huang, Itamar B Abrass, Bessie A Young |
| Abstract |
Medication safety in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing concern. This is particularly relevant in older adults due to underlying CKD. Metformin use is contraindicated in patients with abnormal kidney function; however, many patients are potentially prescribed metformin inappropriately. We evaluated the prevalence of CKD among older adults prescribed metformin for type 2 diabetes mellitus using available equations to estimate kidney function and examined demographic characteristics of patients who were potentially inappropriately prescribed metformin. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 45 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 13% |
| Researcher | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 16% |
| Unknown | 10 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 53% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 11% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Psychology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 10 | 22% |
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