Common Questions and Misconceptions in the Management of Renal Transplant Patients: A Guide for Health Care Providers in the Posttransplant Setting

Ann Pharmacother. 2019 Apr;53(4):419-429. doi: 10.1177/1060028018809318. Epub 2018 Oct 20.

Abstract

Once renal transplant recipients are stabilized and require less frequent follow-up with their transplant team, health care providers outside of the transplant setting play an integral role in patients' ongoing medical care. Given renal transplant recipients' inherent complexity, these health care providers often seek consult regarding decisions that may affect transplant-related medications or outcomes. In this review, we discuss answers to 10 of the questions commonly posed to our renal transplant team by other health care providers.

Keywords: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors; angiotensin II receptor blockers; angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; antidepressants; drug interactions; drug safety; fluoroquinolones; herpes zoster; immunizations; immunosuppressant medications; renal transplant; skin malignancy; sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors; urinary tract infection.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Health Personnel
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Transplant Recipients*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / prevention & control*