PMID- 31583087 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 2048-8505 (Print) IS - 2048-8513 (Electronic) IS - 2048-8505 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 5 DP - 2019 Oct TI - Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors for diabetic kidney disease: a primer for deprescribing. PG - 620-628 LID - 10.1093/ckj/sfz100 [doi] AB - Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a critical global public health problem associated with high morbidity and mortality, poorer quality of life and increased health care expenditures. CKD and its associated comorbidities are one of the most complex clinical constellations to manage. Treatments for CKD and its comorbidities lead to polypharmacy, which exponentiates the morbidity and mortality. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) have shown remarkable benefits in cardiovascular and renal protection in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The pleiotropic effects of SGLT2is beyond glycosuria suggest a promising role in reducing polypharmacy in diabetic CKD, but the potential adverse effects of SGLT2is should also be considered. In this review, we present a typical case of a patient with multiple comorbidities seen in a CKD clinic, highlighting the polypharmacy and complexity in the management of proteinuria, hyperkalemia, volume overload, hyperuricemia, hypoglycemia and obesity. We review the cardiovascular and renal protection effects of SGLT2is in the context of clinical trials and current guidelines. We then discuss the roles of SGLT2is in the management of associated comorbidities and review the adverse effects and controversies of SGLT2is. We conclude with a proposal for deprescribing principles when initiating SGLT2is in patients with diabetic CKD. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA. FAU - Li, Jiahua AU - Li J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1342-3945 AD - Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. AD - Renal Section, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Fagbote, Christopher O AU - Fagbote CO AD - Department of Pharmacy, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Zhuo, Min AU - Zhuo M AD - Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Hawley, Chelsea E AU - Hawley CE AD - Department of Pharmacy, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA. AD - New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Paik, Julie M AU - Paik JM AD - Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. AD - Renal Section, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA. AD - New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA. LA - eng GR - T32 DK007199/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190814 PL - England TA - Clin Kidney J JT - Clinical kidney journal JID - 101579321 PMC - PMC6768299 OTO - NOTNLM OT - chronic kidney disease OT - deprescribing OT - diabetic kidney disease OT - polypharmacy OT - sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 EDAT- 2019/10/05 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/05 06:01 PMCR- 2019/08/14 CRDT- 2019/10/05 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/10/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/10/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - sfz100 [pii] AID - 10.1093/ckj/sfz100 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Clin Kidney J. 2019 Aug 14;12(5):620-628. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfz100. eCollection 2019 Oct.