Dialysis Drug Reference Comparison Tables

Multiple clinical resources are used for dialysis drug dosing and medication selection. The comparison tables below reflect common clinical considerations when evaluating alternative therapies.

Clinicians caring for patients receiving acute or maintenance dialysis frequently need to consider alternative medications within a therapeutic class. Choosing a drug that is less dialyzable can reduce the risk of removal during dialysis, ensuring more consistent therapeutic effects and minimizing the need for dosage adjustments post-dialysis. Other reasons for alternative medications may include lack of desired effect, intolerance, cost or formulary issues.

Nancy A Mason and George R Bailie, July 2024