best way to measure kidney function

July 2005

Experts are debating the best way to measure kidney function.

This is important for proper dosing of renally eliminated drugs... most ACE inhibitors... many antibiotics... allopurinol... atenolol... digoxin... and many others.

Here's the debate in a nutshell.

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