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Prevalence of Polypharmacy and its Financial Burden on Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
Key takeaways
This study found that patients on dialysis take many medications: 10 or more. This increases risk of drug interactions and cost burden.
Who did this work
Husam Alganga · Shahrazad Gazeti · Sulaiman Essa · Mohammed Alshawish · Reemah Almadah · Hana Alazraq · Ali Alahrash
Source
Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-16
https://doi.org/10.54361/ljmr.20.2.78