Abstract
Chronical Kidney Disease (CKD) causes deterioration of renal function with reduction of glomerular filtration (GFR). Drugs which are mainly excreted through the kidney have reduced renal elimination (Clrenal) in CKD. For decades dosage adjustments for these drugs have been computed based on GFR and clearance measurement of biomarker serum creatinine (Clcr), respectively, and according to the rule of Dettli [1-3] where the appropriate dose D compared to the normal dose (Dnorm) may be assessed through the individual elimination fraction Q:
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