Drug dosage in children with reduced renal function.
Drug dosing in paediatric nephrology requires multiple considerations and is therefore time-consuming and error-prone. This review combines dose adjustment guidelines for children with renal failure and information on the immature renal function of neonates and premature babies in order to help both paediatric nephrologists and neonatologists estimate drug doses for their patients.
Daschner
Markus
M
Division of Paediatric Nephrology, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany. markus_daschner@med.uni-heidelberg.de
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004346:Drug Information Services / Q000592:standards*; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations