The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved a new drug for chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes. The medication is called finerenone (also known as Kerendia). NICE has concluded that finerenone improves kidney function and can help to slow the decline in kidney function.
20 January 2023 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Jardiance® (empagliflozin) tablets, which is being investigated as a potential treatment to reduce the risk of kidney disease progression and cardiovascular death in adults with chronic kidney ...
In September 2021, the Therapeutic Goods Administration approved dapagliflozin for treatment of CKD to reduce the risk of progressive decline in kidney function in adults with proteinuric CKD (stage 2, 3 or 4 and urine ACR≥ 30 mg/g) (TGA 2021).
KERENDIA is a prescription medicine used to treat chronic kidney disease in adults with type 2 diabetes to reduce the risk of: Worsening of kidney disease.
He says a new class of drugs, SGLT2 inhibitors, is being called a game changer. The drugs were originally designed to treat diabetes — a main cause of chronic kidney disease. Medicines in the SGLT2 inhibitor class include canagliflozin, dapagliflozin and empagliflozin.
While it's not possible to reverse kidney damage, you can take steps to slow it down. Taking prescribed medicine, being physically active, and eating well will help. You'll also feel better and improve your overall well-being.
ACE inhibitors and ARBs have been shown to slow the progression of CKD, particularly in patients with albuminuria. These medications lower glomerular capillary blood pressure as well as systemic blood pressure.
Turmeric is the most researched herb/spice, with over 18,000 published studies of this writing. Curcumin, the active phenolic component in turmeric, provides a variety of benefits for the kidneys including supporting normal inflammatory response, liver function and detoxification, and acting as a reno-protective.
Kidney disease is labelled a “silent killer” due to its lack of physical symptoms. Even with symptoms present, these are often overlooked or attributed to another health issue. This presents a real problem for patients, where early diagnosis is key to the progression of kidney disease to kidney failure.
There is no specific medicine to treat chronic kidney disease (CKD) but your doctor may prescribe medicines to help prevent and manage health problems related to CKD. Managing or preventing these health problems can stop kidney damage from getting worse.
Take medications called angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) as part of your therapy. Studies have shown that these medications help to protect your kidney function. You may also need other blood pressure medications to control your blood pressure.
Stage 4 kidney disease cannot be reversed, but you can take steps to help slow disease progression. For people with CKD, it's critical to control any other underlying medical issues you may have, and prevent or treat CKD complications.
The supplemental New Drug Application is based on results from the landmark EMPA-KIDNEY phase III trial, which showed Jardiance® (empagliflozin) tablets significantly reduced the risk of kidney disease progression* or cardiovascular death in adults with CKD by 28% (absolute risk reduction [ARR]: 3.8%) compared with ...
There's no cure for chronic kidney disease (CKD), but treatment can help relieve the symptoms and stop it getting worse. Your treatment will depend on the stage of your CKD. The main treatments are: lifestyle changes – to help you stay as healthy as possible.
Kidney failure (renal failure) means one or both of your kidneys no longer function well on their own. Kidney failure is sometimes temporary and develops quickly (acute). Other times it's a chronic (long-term) condition that slowly gets worse. Kidney failure is the most severe stage of kidney disease.
Astragalus (a traditional Chinese medicine) for treating chronic kidney disease.
Dandelion tea, red clover, goldenrod, juniper, marshmallow root, burdock root, and nettles. These herbs may act as diuretics, which helps flush out the kidneys and remove excess waste.
The health implications of chronic kidney disease will also depend on how healthy someone is otherwise. For that reason, doctors also look into conditions that may make chronic kidney disease get worse faster – including heart disease, poorly regulated high blood pressure or diabetes.
Conclusions: About half of the patients with stage 3 CKD progressed to stage 4 or 5, as assessed by eGFR, over 10 years.