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Tieu et al. 2018 - bisoprolol high-flux dialyzability
Product / population
Adult high-flux HD pharmacokinetic study; not a prescribing trial.
Renal method
Measured high-flux hemodialysis clearance; not residual-kidney CrCl.
Source revision
2018
Retrieved
2026-09-07
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High-flux study contradicts older nondialyzable wording
The label mirror assumes little dialysis removal. The 2018 study measured bisoprolol removal with high-flux dialysis, so the dialysis technology and evidence era matter.
What to reconcile: This small PK study does not validate a replacement dose or outcome benefit. Reconcile dialysis method, dose timing, blood pressure and pulse with the treating team; do not calculate a supplement from a clearance number.
Pharmacokinetic observation only. A drug-exposure observation is not itself a dose recommendation.
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Renal dosing, restrictions and evidence limits
This randomized, open-label four-way crossover pharmacokinetic study enrolled eight hemodialysis patients and tested single beta-blocker doses. Bisoprolol clearance by the recovery method was 44 mL/min, contradicting the older assumption that it is not dialyzable. The reported observation concerns high-flux hemodialysis; it does not establish a replacement dose, optimal treatment timing, or clinical-outcome benefit. Reconcile the actual dialysis technique and response rather than computing a supplement from clearance alone.
RDM37-professional-bisoprolol-zebeta-0292d9a5c9-C1 · Source locator: Indexed primary-study abstract/methods/results; full-page access blocked on this retrieval.
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Primary indexed excerpts read (PMID 29519953; DOI 10.2215/CJN.07470717). PMC full-page retrieval was challenged and publisher retrieval required payment. Not a full-text re-review.
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