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Do some drugs affect the accuracy of GFR estimates from the MDRD Study equation?

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Do some drugs affect the accuracy of GFR estimates from the MDRD Study equation?

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Drug-induced reduction in GFR raises the serum creatinine concentration and is detected by the MDRD Study equation; however, drugs that raise serum creatinine concentration without affecting GFR will give falsely low estimates of GFR. In most cases, GFR can be estimated after discontinuing the drug.