Renal Disease: Drug Dosing and Drug‑Induced Nephrotoxicity

• 2014 Dialysis of Drugs (PDF) - $
• Chronic Kidney Disease Resource Center (Medscape, registration required)
• Cochrane Renal Reviews (Cochrane Renal Group)
• Hypertension, Dialysis and Clinical Nephrology
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Real Pharmacists Network

• Canadian Diabetes Association
• International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
• Kidney Foundation of Canada
• National Kidney Foundation
• Journal of International Society of Nephrology (Kidney International)

• Canadian Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Canadian Society of Nephrology Hemodialysis Clinical Practice Guidelines [PDF] (2006)
• Canadian Society of Nephrology Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Anemia Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease [PDF] (2008)
• Guidelines For Management of Chronic Kidney Disease (Canadian Society of Nephrology)
• National Kidney Foundation KDOQI Guidelines and Commentaries (NKF KDOQI)

• Kidney Disease Program
• Drug Dosing Adjustments in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
•  Drug Prescribing in Renal Failure: Dosing Guidelines for Adults and Children (5th ed. 2007) - $
•  The Renal Drug Handbook (Ashley & Currie, 4th ed. 2014) - $
• WHO Model Formulary 2008 (PDF)
  • see Appendix IV: Renal Impairment

• Dialysis Event Protocol [PDF] (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018)
• Guidelines for Vaccinating Kidney Dialysis Patients & Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease [PDF] (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Patient Decision Aids (Ottawa Hospital Research Institute)

• GFR Calculators (National Kidney Disease Education Program)

*Recommended texts & electronic resources are linked to publishers' or book sellers' websites for further ordering information

•  Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs (Koda-Kimble et al. 10th ed. 2012) - $
  • see Chapter 34: Dosing of Drugs in Renal Failure
•  Brenner and Rector's The Kidney (10th ed. 2016) - $
  • see Chapter 57: Prescribing Drugs in Kidney Disease
•  Clinical Nephrotoxins: Renal Injury From Drugs and Chemicals (Broe & Porter, 3rd ed 2008) - $
• Introduction to Renal Therapeutics (Ashley & Morlidge, 2008) - $
•  Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach (DiPiro et al. 9th ed. 2014) - $
  • see Chapter 49: Drug-Induced Kidney Disease
  • see Chapter 51: Drug Therapy Individualization for Patients with Renal Insufficiency
• Primer on Kidney Diseases (Greenberg, 6th ed. 2014) - $
  • see Chapter 34: Kidney Failure Due to Therapeutic Agents
  • see Chapter 39: Analgesics and the Kidney
  • see Chapter 40: Principles of Drug Therapy in Kidney Failure
• Seldin and Giebisch's The Kidney: Physiology & Pathophysiology (Alpern & Hebert, 5th ed. 2013) - $
  • see Chapter 87: Cellular Mechanisms of Drug Nephrotoxicity
  • see Chapter 98: Disposition and Dose Requirements of Drugs in Renal Insufficiency
  • see Chapter 101: Cellular Mechanism of Drug Nephrotoxicity
  • see Chapter 104: Disposition and Dose Requirements of Drugs in Renal Insufficiency
• Textbook of Therapeutics: Drug and Disease Management (Helms & Quan, 8th ed. 2006) - $
  • see Chapter 44: Dialysis Options and Pharmacotherapy for End-Stage Renal Disease
• The APhA Complete Review for Pharmacy (Chyka, 11th ed. 2015) - $
  • see Chapter 20: Kidney Disease
• The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (20th ed. 2018, also available online)
  • see Chapter 226: Toxic Nephrology
•  Therapeutic Choices (CPhA, 2019) - $ 
  • see CTC: Dosage Adjustment in Renal Impairment  

• Diabetes and Kidney Disease (Canadian Diabetes Association)
• Kidney Foundation of Canada
• National Kidney Foundation
• Patient Resources (Renal Pharmacists Network)
• Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Handbook (CAN-Solve)

• Failing Kidneys and Different Treatment Options (DocMikeEvans)