[Renal failure and drug-drug interactions]. / Bei Niereninsuffizienz auf Arzneimittel-Interaktionen achten!

ABSTRACT

Renal failure is common and comes with a steep increasing prevalence in older patients. It is a frequent aspect in multimorbidity and associated with polypharmacia. Based on available literature an overview is given concerning important drug-drug interactions and how to avoid or manage them. Among a large variety of possible interactions anticoagulation and diuretic therapy still represent the highest clinical relevance.