Polypharmacy in CKD: Drugs to Be Aware of in Your CKD Patient

Learning Outcomes
After this discussion, participants should be better able to:

• Review a patient’s medication list in the context of their current kidney function
• Recognise commonly encountered medicines that may require dose adjustment, closer monitoring or avoidance in CKD
• Identify combinations of medicines and clinical circumstances that increase the risk of acute kidney injury or other medication-related harm
• Recognise when an apparent deterioration in renal function warrants investigation rather than automatically discontinuing beneficial treatment
• Counsel patients with CKD about over-the-counter medicines, analgesics and complementary products
• Know when medication complexity, adverse effects or deteriorating kidney function should prompt specialist advice or referral.