Use eGFR Instead of Cockcroft Gault for "Flozin" Dosing

February 2015

You'll get questions about using estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) for renal dosing of meds.

We're used to seeing renal adjustments based on creatinine clearance (CrCl). This is still the case for over 95% of drugs.

But now eGFR is showing up in labeling for some drugs...such as the "flozins" (Invokana, etc).

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