Potentially inappropriate medication in patients with chronic kidney disease and elderly patients.

Background: Most patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are old, comorbid, and subjected to polypharmacy. This study describes prevalence and predictors of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) in CKD patients.

Materials And Methods: Medication plans of CKD patients of the "Greifswald Approach to Individualized Medicine" cross-sectional study (GANI_MED) were checked for PIM based on kidney function (PIM-K) and PIM for elderly patients (PIM-E).