Renal Specific Management of Medicines
A resource document for aspects specific to the National Service Framework for Renal Services
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Document type:
Guidance
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Author:
Department of Health
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Published date:
1 April 2004
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Primary audience:
Professionals
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Gateway reference:
2004
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Pages:
57
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Copyright holder:
Crown
Links to the document and its component chapters, which offers a resource on the specific medicines management issues relating to the treatment of people with renal disease.
- Download complete document (PDF, 144K)
- Download contents (PDF, 7K)
- Download chapter 1. Introduction (PDF, 20K)
- Download chapter 2. Information needs of people with chronic kidney disease (PDF, 22K)
- Download chapter 3. Management of renal anaemia (PDF, 30K)
- Download chapter 4. Prevention of renal scarring: urinary tract infection treatment and prophylaxis (PDF, 12K)
- Download chapter 5. Dose adjustment and nephrotoxicity (PDF, 16K)
- Download chapter 6. Medicines for hypertension in chronic renal impairment (PDF, 15K)
- Download chapter 7. Medicines for control of common uraemic symptoms (PDF, 18K)
- Download chapter 8. Calcium and phosphate management in renal impairment (PDF, 29K)
- Download chapter 9. Use of immunosuppressants (PDF, 25K)
- Download chapter 10. Use of growth hormone in children (PDF, 13K)
- Download chapter 11. Vaccination and infection prophylaxis (PDF, 23K)
- Download chapter 12. 'Self-medication' in hospital (PDF, 18K)
- Download chapter 13. Supplementary prescribing and patient group directions (PDF, 18K)
- Download chapter 14. Home delivery of medicines and dialysis fluids (PDF, 12K)
- Download chapter 15. End-of-life care (PDF, 10K)
- Download chapter 16. Acknowledgements (PDF, 7K)
- Download appendices (PDF, 20K)