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The Renal Drug HandbookThird EdiTion
The Renal Drug Handbook
Third EdiTion
Edited by
Caroline Ashley and Aileen CurrieUK Renal Pharmacy Group
Foreword by
Dr Aine Burns
radcliffe PublishingOxford New York
Radcliffe Publishing Ltd18 Marcham RoadAbingdonOxon OX14 1AAUnited Kingdom
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2009 Caroline Ashley and Aileen Currie
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ContentsForeword xiiiPreface xivAbout the editors xviiiList of abbreviations xix
Abacavir 1
Abatacept 2
Abciximab 3
Acamprosate calcium 4
Acarbose 5
Acebutolol 6
Aceclofenac 7
Acenocoumarol (nicoumalone) 8
Acetazolamide 10
Acetylcysteine 11
Aciclovir iV 12
Aciclovir oral 14
Acipimox 15
Acitretin 16
Acrivastine 17
Adefovir dipivoxil 18
Adenosine 19
Adrenaline (epinephrine) 20
Albendazole (unlicensed product) 21
Alemtuzumab (MabCampath) 22
Alendronic acid 23
Alfacalcidol 24
Alfentanil 25
Alimemazine tartrate (trimeprazine) 27
Aliskiren fumarate 28
Allopurinol 29
Almotriptan 30
Alteplase (rt-PA) (recombinant human
tissue-type plasminogen activator) 31
Aluminium hydroxide 33
Amantadine hydrochloride 34
Amikacin 35
Amiloride hydrochloride 36
Aminophylline 37
Amiodarone hydrochloride 39
Amisulpride 41
Amitriptyline hydrochloride 42
Amlodipine 44
Amoxicillin 45
Amphotericin iV Abelcet (lipid complex) 46
Amphotericin iV Ambisome (liposomal) 47
Amphotericin iV Amphocil (complex
with sodium cholesteryl sulphate) 49
Amphotericin iV Fungizone 50
Ampicillin 52
Amprenavir 53
Amsacrine 55
Anagrelide 56
Anastrozole 57
Anidulafungin 58
Apomorphine hydrochloride 59
Aprepitant 60
Argatroban 61
Aripiprazole 62
Arsenic trioxide 63
Artemether with lumefantrine 64
Ascorbic acid 65
Aspirin 66
Atazanavir 67
Atenolol 69
ATG (rabbit) (Thymoglobuline) 70
Atorvastatin 72
Atovaquone 73
Atracurium besilate 74
Auranofin 75
Azathioprine 76
Azithromycin 77
Aztreonam 78
Baclofen 79
Balsalazide sodium 80
Basiliximab 81
Bemiparin sodium (LMWh) 82
Bendroflumethiazide 83
vi ConTEnTs
Benzatropine mesilate (benztropine) 84
Benzbromarone (unlicensed product) 85
Benzylpenicillin 86
Betahistine dihydrochloride 87
Betamethasone 88
Betaxolol hydrochloride 89
Bevacizumab 90
Bezafibrate 91
Bicalutamide 92
Bisacodyl 93
Bisoprolol fumarate 94
Bivalirudin 95
Bleomycin 96
Bortezomib 97
Bosentan 98
Bromocriptine 99
Budesonide 100
Bumetanide 101
Buprenorphine 102
Bupropion hydrochloride
(amfebutamone hCl) 103
Buspirone hydrochloride 104
Busulfan 105
Cabergoline 106
Calcitonin (salmon)/salcatonin 107
Calcitriol 108
Calcium acetate 109
Calcium carbonate 110
Calcium gluconate 111
Calcium resonium 112
Candesartan cilexetil 113
Capecitabine 114
Capreomycin 115
Captopril 116
Carbamazepine 117
Carbimazole 119
Carboplatin 120
Carmustine 121
Carvedilol 122
Caspofungin 123
Cefaclor 124
Cefadroxil 125
Cefalexin 126
Cefixime 127
Cefotaxime 128
Cefpodoxime 129
Cefradine 130
Ceftazidime 131
Ceftriaxone 132
Cefuroxime (oral) 133
Cefuroxime (parenteral) 134
Celecoxib 135
Celiprolol hydrochloride 137
Cetirizine hydrochloride 138
Cetuximab 139
Chloral hydrate 140
Chlorambucil 141
Chloramphenicol 142
Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride 143
Chloroquine 144
Chlorphenamine maleate
(chlorpheniramine) 145
Chlorpromazine hydrochloride 146
Chlorpropamide 148
Chlortalidone (chlorthalidone) 149
Ciclosporin 150
Cidofovir 152
Cilazapril 153
Cilostazol 154
Cimetidine 155
Cinacalcet 157
Cinnarizine 158
Ciprofibrate 159
Ciprofloxacin 160
Cisplatin 161
Citalopram 163
Cladribine 164
Clarithromycin 165
Clindamycin 167
Clobazam 168
Clofazimine 169
Clomethiazole (chlormethiazole) 170
Clomipramine hydrochloride 171
Clonazepam 173
Clonidine hydrochloride 174
Clopidogrel 175
Clozapine 176
Co-amoxiclav (amoxicillin/clavulanic acid) 178
Co-beneldopa (Madopar) 179
Co-careldopa (sinemet) 180
Co-codamol (paracetamol and codeine
phosphate) 181
Codeine phosphate 182
Co-dydramol (paracetamol and
dihydrocodeine) 183
ConTEnTs vii
Colchicine 184
Colestipol hydrochloride 185
Colestyramine (cholestyramine) 186
Colistin 187
Cortisone acetate 189
Co-trimoxazole (trimethoprim +
sulfamethoxazole) 190
Cyclizine 192
Cyclopenthiazide 193
Cyclophosphamide 194
Cycloserine 195
Cyproterone acetate 196
Cytarabine 197
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) human
immunoglobulin (unlicensed
product) 199
dacarbazine 200
daclizumab 201
dactinomycin 202
dalteparin sodium (LMWh) 203
danaparoid sodium 205
dapsone 207
daptomycin 208
darbepoetin alfa 209
darifenacin 210
darunavir 211
dasatinib 212
daunorubicin 213
deferasirox 214
deferiprone 215
deflazacort 216
demeclocycline hydrochloride 217
desferrioxamine mesilate 218
desirudin (unlicensed product) 220
desloratadine 221
desmopressin (ddAVP) 222
dexamethasone 223
dexibuprofen 224
Dexketoprofen 225
diamorphine hydrochloride 226
diazepam 227
diazoxide 228
diclofenac sodium 229
didanosine 231
digitoxin 232
digoxin 233
dihydrocodeine tartrate 234
diltiazem hydrochloride 235
dipyridamole 236
disodium etidronate 237
disodium pamidronate 238
disopyramide 239
disulfiram 241
dobutamine 242
docetaxel 243
dolasetron mesilate 244
domperidone 245
donepezil hydrochloride 246
dopamine hydrochloride 247
dopexamine hydrochloride 248
dornase alfa 249
dosulepin hydrochloride (dothiepin) 250
doxapram hydrochloride 252
doxazosin 253
doxorubicin hydrochloride 254
doxycycline 255
drotrecogin alfa 256
duloxetine 257
Efalizumab 258
Efavirenz 259
Eletriptan 260
Emtricitabine 261
Enalapril maleate 262
Enfuvirtide 263
Enoxaparin sodium (LMWh) 264
Entecavir 266
Epirubicin hydrochloride 267
Eplerenone 268
Epoetin alfa (Eprex) 270
Epoetin beta (neorecormon) 271
Epoprostenol (prostacyclin) 272
Eprosartan 273
Eptifibatide 274
Erlotinib 275
Ertapenem 276
Erythromycin 277
Escitalopram 279
Esmolol hydrochloride 280
Esomeprazole 281
Estramustine phosphate 282
Etamsylate 283
Ethambutol hydrochloride 284
Ethosuximide 285
Etodolac 286
viii ConTEnTs
Etomidate 288
Etoposide 289
Etoricoxib 291
Everolimus (unlicensed product) 293
Exenatide 294
Ezetimibe 295
Famciclovir 296
Famotidine 297
Felodipine 298
Fenofibrate 299
Fenoprofen 300
Fentanyl 302
Ferrous gluconate 303
Ferrous sulphate 304
Fexofenadine hydrochloride 305
Filgrastim 306
Finasteride 307
Flecainide acetate 308
Flucloxacillin 310
Fluconazole 311
Flucytosine 313
Fludarabine phosphate 314
Fludrocortisone acetate 315
Flumazenil 316
Fluorouracil 317
Fluoxetine 318
Flupentixol 320
Fluphenazine 321
Flurbiprofen 322
Flutamide 324
Fluvastatin 325
Fluvoxamine maleate 326
Folic acid 327
Folinic acid (calcium folinate) 328
Fondaparinux sodium 329
Formoterol fumarate (eformoterol) 330
Fosamprenavir 331
Foscarnet sodium 332
Fosinopril sodium 333
Fosphenytoin sodium 334
Frovatriptan 336
Fulvestrant 337
Furosemide (frusemide) 338
Gabapentin 340
Galantamine 341
Ganciclovir 342
Gemcitabine 343
Gemfibrozil 344
Gentamicin 345
Glibenclamide 346
Gliclazide 347
Glimepiride 348
Glipizide 349
Glyceryl trinitrate 350