ROLE OF PHARMACIST IN MANAGEMENT OF DRUG INDUCED NEPHROTOXICITY

Mohamed Ashraf PT* and Nehal Ahmed ElKilany

ABSTRACT

Drug induced kidney injury is a frequent adverse event which can be costly and may require multiple interventions even leading to hospitalization.[4] A growing number of patients are developing drug-induced nephrotoxicity due to a number of factors including polypharmacy and exposure to potentially nephrotoxic therapeutic & diagnostic procedures. Pharmacists can play a key role in identifying possible causes of drug-induced kidney injury and limit their toxic effect by identifying causative agents and suggesting appropriate substitutions.[6]

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