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Overweight Kidney Transplant Recipients Are at Risk of Being Overdosed Following Standard Bodyweight-Based Tacrolimus Starting Dose

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2017

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Louise M. Andrews, Brenda C. M. de Winter, Jiangtao Tang, Nauras Shuker, Rachida Bouamar, Ron H. N. van Schaik, Birgit C. P. Koch, Teun van Gelder, Dennis A. Hesselink
Transplantation Direct

Abstract

This study demonstrates that dosing Tac solely on bodyweight results in overexposure in more than half of overweight or obese patients.

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