Multiple choice

When prescribing drugs, which of the following factors does not come into play?

  1. Renal impairment does not have a major effect on drugs which are excreted by the liver .

  2. Renal impairment generally decreases tubular drug secretion.

  3. Renal impairment can increase the half life of a drug.

  4. It is common to have to increase the dose of a drug when there is renal impairment.

  5. Dialysis can remove some drugs .
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Explanation

Commonly, the dose of a drug is reduced when there is renal impairment to prevent the accumulation of the drug. It is also common to reduce the frequency of the doses.

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