Integrating pharmacists into kidney disease care team can provide better outcomes for patients

MedicalXpress | 四月 29, 2026

Approximately 35 million adults in the United States suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), and that number is growing. Meanwhile, there's a critical shortage of nephrologists to manage these patients, according to Calvin Meaney, PharmD, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice who specializes in nephrology at the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.