Evaluation of medication dosing errors in elderly patients with renal impairment .

Objective: The administration of the usual dosage of medication in elderly patients with renal impairment can cause adverse drug reactions due to patients' decreased renal function. Using retrospective prescription analysis, in a teaching hospital, this study aimed to evaluate medication dosing errors in elderly patients with renal impairment and the risk factors for these dosing errors.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included elderly patients with a creatinine clearance of 59 mL/min or less who were hospitalized in a teaching hospital between July 1, 2015, and September 30, 2015.