Kidneys — small but important

Medicines can have an impact on kidney health and kidneys can have an impact on how medicines work in your body.

Kidneys make urine (wee) to remove unwanted things like toxins, waste and medicine from your blood.

Your medicines may need to be adjusted if your kidneys are affected by age-related decline.

Your medicines many need to be adjusted if your kidney health is affected by medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart conditions or high body weight. The first person you should speak to if you are concerned about your kidney health is your prescribing doctor.

It is important to be on the right medicine, at the right dose and the right interval when your kidney health is declining, especially if the medicine you take is removed from the body via urine. A home medicine review can be a great opportunity to discuss kidney health. The credentialed pharmacist who conducts the medicine review, can make recommendations about your medicines using your blood test results relating to kidney health.