Kidney medication ineffective: about the CDK-FIX trial (VIDEO)

Translational Research Institute

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In a major clinical trial, clinicians from the Australasian Kidney Trials Network have found the drug, allopurinol, is ineffective in treating chronic kidney disease, despite up to 20 per cent of kidney disease patients being prescribed the medication.

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The Australasian Kidney Trials Network

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