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International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapy Volume 1 (2016), Article ID 1:IJCPP-103, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3501/2016/103
Research Article
Evaluation of Concordance Among Different Drug Information Sources Regarding the Recommendations for Dosage Adjustment in Renal Impairment

Kyung Hee Choi1,6, Young-Mi Ah2, Soo-in Sun3, Juyun Kim4, Jinjoo Lee5, Sooyoung Shin3, Ju-Yeun Lee2 and Sukhyang Lee3*

1College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, South Korea
2College of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan, South Korea
3College of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea
4Department of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul
5Florida Hospital East Orlando, Orlando, FL
6College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, Gwang-Ju, South Korea
Dr. Sukhyang Lee, College of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Woncheon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, South Korea; E-mail: suklee@ajou.ac.kr
19 November 2015; 16 February 2016; 18 February 2016
Choi KH, Ah YM, Sun SI, Kim J, Lee J, et al. (2016) Evaluation of Concordance Among Different Drug Information Sources Regarding the Recommendations for Dosage Adjustment in Renal Impairment. Int J Clin Pharmacol Pharmacother 1: 103. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3501/2016/103
This study was supported by a grant of the Korea Healthcare R&D Project, the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (Grant No. HI13C0723).

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