The Pattern of Allopurinol Prescription Among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Single-Centre Experience
Sami Alobaidi,1 Naji Dwid,2 Khaldoun Shikh Souk,3 Mohamed Cheikh,4 Ahmed Mandurah,3 Khaled Al-Khatib,3 Ans Ahmed,3 Hani Almoallim5 1Department of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Nephrology Fellow for Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Jedd...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:de67e80ae4ad454988191b61a5d96232 2023-05-15T18:12:00+02:00 The Pattern of Allopurinol Prescription Among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Single-Centre Experience Alobaidi S Dwid N Shikh Souk K Cheikh M Mandurah A Al-Khatib K Ahmed A Almoallim H 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/de67e80ae4ad454988191b61a5d96232 EN eng Dove Medical Press https://www.dovepress.com/the-pattern-of-allopurinol-prescription-among-chronic-kidney-disease-p-peer-reviewed-article-IJGM https://doaj.org/toc/1178-7074 1178-7074 https://doaj.org/article/de67e80ae4ad454988191b61a5d96232 International Journal of General Medicine, Vol Volume 14, Pp 1141-1146 (2021) allopurinol gout hyperuricemia hyperuricosuria over prescription chronic kidney disease Medicine (General) R5-920 article 2021 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T04:24:49Z Sami Alobaidi,1 Naji Dwid,2 Khaldoun Shikh Souk,3 Mohamed Cheikh,4 Ahmed Mandurah,3 Khaled Al-Khatib,3 Ans Ahmed,3 Hani Almoallim5 1Department of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Nephrology Fellow for Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 4Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Rheumatology Fellow for Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 5Medical College, Umm Alqura University (UQU), Makkah, 21441, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Sami AlobaidiDepartment of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaEmail salobaidi@uj.edu.saContext: Hyperuricemia is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although it is associated with CKD incidence and progression, treating asymptomatic hyperuricemia with uric acid-lowering agents is still debatable.Aim of Work: determine the rate of non-classical prescription of allopurinol in CKD patients.Settings and Design: This was a retrospective study of adult patients prescribed allopurinol with CKD (stages 2– 5) in Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (DSFH) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 1/1/2016 to 1/1/2017.Subjects and Methods: Eligible patients were identified from the hospital’s pharmacy system and cross-referenced with the electronic health records. Demographic data, laboratory results and indication as recorded by the prescribing physician were extracted. Prescriptions with no indication were categorized based on the uric acid levels. Hyperuricemia was documented as mild (6– 10 mg/dL in females and 7– 13 mg/dL in males) and severe (> 13mg/dL in men and > 10mg/dL in women).Statistical Analysis Used: Descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages).Results: From the 594 identified patients, 464 (78.1%) were males. A third of prescriptions (209/594) had no indication, 43.5% of which (91/209) had no documented uric acid levels, and 16.3% (34/209) had normal levels. Including patients with undocumented indication, ... Article in Journal/Newspaper sami Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Hani ENVELOPE(-20.331,-20.331,63.441,63.441) |
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Sami Alobaidi,1 Naji Dwid,2 Khaldoun Shikh Souk,3 Mohamed Cheikh,4 Ahmed Mandurah,3 Khaled Al-Khatib,3 Ans Ahmed,3 Hani Almoallim5 1Department of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Nephrology Fellow for Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 4Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Rheumatology Fellow for Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 5Medical College, Umm Alqura University (UQU), Makkah, 21441, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Sami AlobaidiDepartment of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaEmail salobaidi@uj.edu.saContext: Hyperuricemia is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although it is associated with CKD incidence and progression, treating asymptomatic hyperuricemia with uric acid-lowering agents is still debatable.Aim of Work: determine the rate of non-classical prescription of allopurinol in CKD patients.Settings and Design: This was a retrospective study of adult patients prescribed allopurinol with CKD (stages 2– 5) in Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (DSFH) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 1/1/2016 to 1/1/2017.Subjects and Methods: Eligible patients were identified from the hospital’s pharmacy system and cross-referenced with the electronic health records. Demographic data, laboratory results and indication as recorded by the prescribing physician were extracted. Prescriptions with no indication were categorized based on the uric acid levels. Hyperuricemia was documented as mild (6– 10 mg/dL in females and 7– 13 mg/dL in males) and severe (> 13mg/dL in men and > 10mg/dL in women).Statistical Analysis Used: Descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages).Results: From the 594 identified patients, 464 (78.1%) were males. A third of prescriptions (209/594) had no indication, 43.5% of which (91/209) had no documented uric acid levels, and 16.3% (34/209) had normal levels. Including patients with undocumented indication, ... |
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The Pattern of Allopurinol Prescription Among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Single-Centre Experience |
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