Clinical Pharmacy Nephrology Consultation and Documentation: A Comprehensive Approach

1993 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy L. St. Peter

End-stage renal disease patients represent a complex medical population with multiple comorbid conditions and, therefore, complex medication regimens that may lead to noncompliance, and drug-drug and drug-food interactions. Acutely ill dialysis patients' cases are even more complicated and are prone to iatrogenically induced problems. For these reasons, this patient population should be targeted to receive clinical pharmacy services. This article outlines the evolution of clinical pharmacy nephrology consultative services at a large county teaching hospital over the past decade. Consultative activities for ambulatory and hospitalized patients include therapeutic drug monitoring, medication reviews, dosage modifications, patient counseling, and suggestions for alternative therapeutic selections. Documentation of clinical services is essential to track both written and non-written recommendations and to quantitate clinical activity levels. Documentation procedures are described, and examples of the documentation form and coding list are supplied. Reimbursement procedures for clinical nephrology consultative services which may be applicable in other outpatient clinical settings are discussed.

1987 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
H L Verrill ◽  
R E Girgis ◽  
R E Easterling ◽  
B S Malhi ◽  
W F Mueller

Abstract A patient with severe type V hyperlipoproteinemia and chronic end-stage renal disease received a renal transplant and therapy with cyclosporine. Concentrations of the drug in plasma as determined by liquid chromatography appeared extraordinarily high for the dose ingested. When we measured the drug in the plasma, plasma cleared by ultracentrifugation, leukocytes, erythrocytes, and whole blood, we found that the high concentrations of cyclosporine were associated with the chylomicrons that always were present in this patient's blood. Cyclosporine added directly to this patient's plasma was less associated with the plasma lipids. Isolated lymphocytes and kidney slices incubated with plasma from this patient bound no more drug than when incubated with nonhyperlipemic plasma containing cyclosporine at a normal therapeutic concentration. We conclude that the cyclosporine associated with the chylomicrons in this patient was not biologically available to either lymphocytes or kidney tissue. We strongly recommend the use of chylomicron-cleared plasma for therapeutic drug monitoring of cyclosporine in type V hyperlipoproteinemic patients.


Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 4957-4957
Author(s):  
Adam S. Kotowski ◽  
Shilpa Jain ◽  
Steven John Ambrusko ◽  
Linda Belling ◽  
Karen Kovach

Abstract Life expectancy for people with hemophilia has improved and is now approaching that of the general population. This growing population will likely experience age-related co-morbidities such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. Distribution of endogenous and exogenous (plasma or recombinant) factor IX between the intravascular and extravascular spaces have not been fully elucidated. In vivo recovery and elimination half-life have been suggested to be inadequate descriptors of effective pharmacokinetics (PK) of FIX, but that differences in distribution might be clinically important (Bjorkman Haemophilia 2013). Pharmacokinetics (PK) of the long acting recombinant Factor IX albumin fusion protein (rIX-FP) with albumin demonstrated improved PK in a pivotal trial. However, no data exists in patients with end stage renal failure requiring dialysis. We present PK data for a single patient on dialysis who has received a single dose of rIX-FP, Case: 71 y/o male with moderate hemophilia B with factor IX activity levels ranging between 2-4%. He averaged 2 bleeds per year until 2013, when his creatinine increased to 1.93-2.3 (GFR approx. 30mL/min). He averaged 2-4 joint or soft tissue bleeds since 2013. His GFR dropped to 7-10 mL/min in 2015. He tested negative for HCV, HIV, and multiple myeloma. A kidney biopsy and angiogram was not performed. He had nephrotic range proteinuria. His renal ultrasound was unremarkable. Hypertensive nephrosclerosis was the working diagnosis. The patient had a central line placed and AV fistula created in April 2016, which was complicated by bleeding despite factor replacement with Benefix (Pfizer). He began hemodialysis in May 2016 using a tunneled central catheter while awaiting maturation. The patient wanted to switch to peritoneal dialysis (PD). For the PD catheter placement we recommended Idelvion for factor replacement and conducted a pharmacokinetic study. A dose of 100 IU/kg (10,879 units) was administered. Factor IX levels were drawn at 1 hour (h), 24 (h), 72 (h), 168 (h), 216 (h), and 336 (h), with factor IX activity levels of 91%, 59%, 34%, 18%, 16%, and 11% respectively. Dialysis occurred 2 (h), 4 days, 1 week, and 11 days during the 2 week PK study. Samples were analyzed with a one stage assay using a silica activator (PTT A Diagnostica Stago) on a Stago Evolution Conclusion: rIX-FP's demonstrated improved pharmacokinetic parameters in half-life, clearance and AUC in a recent study. To our knowledge, no data exist in patients with end-stage renal disease. We have presented data in a dialysis patient and show comparable PK parameters to that shown in the aforementioned study. Our patient's half-life (t1/2) was 165.2 (h) and AUC was 7663.5. It appears that dialysis and end-stage renal disease does not alter PK of rIX-FP. Further studies are needed in more hemophilia B patients with end-stage renal disease to confirm our findings. Disclosures Jain: Biogen: Speakers Bureau; Bayer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novo Nordisk: Honoraria.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tilde Kristensen ◽  
Per Ivarsen ◽  
Johan Vestergaard Povlsen

Recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) after renal transplantation occurs in up to 20–50% of FSGS patients and is associated with inferior allograft survival. Treatment of both primary FSGS as well as recurrent FSGS after transplantation with plasma exchange and immunosuppression is often unsuccessful and remains a major challenge as the disease still leads to end-stage renal disease and decreased graft survival. Previous case reports have described patients with recurrent FSGS who were successfully treated with a B7-1 inhibitor (abatacept) inducing partial or complete remission. The rational basis for believing in abatacept as a new therapeutic drug for the treatment of FSGS is the study by Yu et al. [N Engl J Med 2013;369: 2416–2423] showing B7-1 in immunostainings of the podocytes. The authors speculated that B7-1 immunostaining of renal biopsies might identify a subgroup of patients who would benefit from abatacept treatment. We present a case with recurrent FSGS after renal transplantation. The patient was unsuccessfully treated with B7-1 inhibitors. Although the patient was treated with abatacept 10 mg/kg body weight twice, the proteinuria and decreased graft function remained unchanged, and he never reached remission.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 404-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Tourtellotte ◽  
Robert Schmidt

Abstract Limited evidence exists for the use of psychiatric medications in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis. Many psychotropic medications are not well-studied in this population, and optimal dosing of these medications is not well-established. Therapeutic drug monitoring is a useful tool in assessing the safety and efficacy of psychotropic medications; however, the use is unclear with long-acting injectable antipsychotics. We present a case of a 73-year-old male initiated on hemodialysis while on risperidone microspheres long-acting injection (RMLAI). Risperidone and 9-hydroxyrisperidone plasma concentrations obtained from this patient were relatively similar before and after initiation of hemodialysis, therefore it appears hemodialysis does not significantly influence clearance of RMLAI. Plasma concentrations in this patient were higher than those reported in the literature for equivalent doses, which may indicate accumulation of the medication secondary to renal impairment.


1993 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-132
Author(s):  
George R. Bailie

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) continues to grow as a treatment modality for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The high cost of care, multiplicity of drugs used by each patient, high cost of individual drugs, and high incidence of complications, make this patient population a challenging area for clinical pharmacy input. This article discusses the mechanics of CAPD, together with patient selection criteria, monitoring of the dialysis prescription, and infectious complications. The potential for research involving clinical pharmacists is discussed. Apart from studies on the pharmacokinetic disposition of drugs administered to CAPD patients, there remains a relative lack of information on many aspects of drug therapy. Recommendations for areas of continued study include the optimization of antibiotic therapy for peritonitis and exit-site infections, use of the intraperitoneal route for systemic effects of drugs, quality-of-life investigations, and stability studies of drugs in dialysate.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e14553-e14553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo Park ◽  
Gregory A. Daniels

e14553 Background: Anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodies (PD1) have clinical activity in several solid tumors. However, experience treating dialysis pts with PD1 is limited. Dosage adjustments are not recommended for renal impairment but PK studies did not include pts with ESRD on dialysis. Two case reports have described objective responses and a tolerable AE profile. We sought to explore the safety and efficacy of PD1 in such pts. Methods: In this single-center case series, we identified 4 pts with ESRD on dialysis who were treated with PD1 between 10/2014 to 11/2016. Data regarding clinical history, PD1 dosing, dialysis regimen, treatment (tx) response, and toxicity were collected. Results: Four pts were evaluable for data collection. Two pts had metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) and 2 others had unresectable cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cuSCC). Age at tx ranged from 66 to 71; all 4 pts were male. Number of doses ranged from 4 to 8. Two pts with mRCC received nivo 3 mg/kg q2wk after dialysis. Two pts with cuSCC received pembro 2 mg/kg q3wk after dialysis; dosing was extended to q4wk for 1 pt due to persistent grade (G) 2 fatigue. Three pts were on hemodialysis 3 times a wk and 1 pt was on peritoneal dialysis. Time to progression was 3 months for 1 mRCC pt and could not be determined for the other mRCC pt who had a PR but died from possible tx-related causes. Two cuSCC pts are still receiving pembro with PR at time of analysis. Immune-related AEs were seen in all 4 pts, including 2 incidences of G2 fatigue and 1 incidence each of G2 rash and G3 pneumonitis.One pt developed acute encephalitis after 4 doses of nivo that improved with steroids but was ultimately fatal. Conclusions: This single-center case series highlights the efficacy and AE profile of PD1 for pts with ESRD on dialysis. While this is a small series, there was significant anti-tumor activity in this group of pts. Despite the reported favorable AE profile of PD1, one pt had a serious and mortal AE that may have been related to tx. This should be considered in future studies. High molecular weight of PD1 suggests these agents are not removed by dialysis but we were limited by lack of PK data. Our experience adds to the 2 cases in the literature. Further studies are warranted in larger cohorts.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paraskevi Pavlakou ◽  
Vassilios Liakopoulos ◽  
Theodoros Eleftheriadis ◽  
Michael Mitsis ◽  
Evangelia Dounousi

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a multifactorial entity that occurs in a variety of clinical settings. Although AKI is not a usual reason for intensive care unit (ICU) admission, it often complicates critically ill patients’ clinical course requiring renal replacement therapy progressing sometimes to end-stage renal disease and increasing mortality. The causes of AKI in the group of ICU patients are further complicated from damaged metabolic state, systemic inflammation, sepsis, and hemodynamic dysregulations, leading to an imbalance that generates oxidative stress response. Abundant experimental and to a less extent clinical data support the important role of oxidative stress-related mechanisms in the injury phase of AKI. The purpose of this article is to present the main pathophysiologic mechanisms of AKI in ICU patients focusing on the different aspects of oxidative stress generation, the available evidence of interventional measures for AKI prevention, biomarkers used in a clinical setting, and future perspectives in oxidative stress regulation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 175883591987619
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Fu ◽  
Chengheng Liao ◽  
Kai Cui ◽  
Xiao Liu ◽  
Wentong Fang

Renal transplantation has become the sole most preferred therapy modality for end-stage renal disease patients. The growing tendency for renal transplants, and prolonged survival of renal recipients, have resulted in a certain number of post-transplant colorectal cancer patients. Antitumor pharmacotherapy in these patients is a dilemma. Substantial impediments such as carcinogenesis of immunosuppressive drugs (ISDs), drug interaction between ISDs and anticancer drugs, and toxicity of anticancer drugs exist. However, experience of antitumor pharmacotherapy in these patients is limited, and the potential risks and benefits have not been reviewed systematically. This review evaluates the potential impediments, summarizes current experience, and provides potential antitumor strategies, including adjuvant, palliative, and subsequent regimens. Moreover, special pharmaceutical care, such as ISDs therapeutic drug monitoring, metabolic enzymes genotype, and drug interaction, are also highlighted.


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