Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects renal drug elimination and other important processes involved in drug disposition, including absorption, drug distribution and non-renal clearance. As a result, the reduced renal excretion of a drug or its metabolites can cause toxicity and the sensitivity to some drugs is increased even if elimination is unimpaired.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-20 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Primary Care Cardiovascular Journal |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | SPEC. ISSUE |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
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