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Chronic Kidney Disease: What Primary Care Providers Need to Know

Mayo Clinic Talks

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Taking Care of Patients With Kidney Impairment

When that GFR is less than 30. And that's a really key cut off for a lot of medications to come off the table. Some of them are things as common as metformin, for example. Make sure they're not taking anything over the counter that may be harmful to the kidney. Be careful about what supplements you choose to bring into your system because your kidney is really working too hard and you don't want to add additional stress.

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