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.
Finerenone is FDA-approved1 for those with type 2 diabetes-associated kidney disease who have an eGFR above 25 and a urine-albumin creatinine ratio above 30. It may improve kidney and heart outcomes by preventing fibrosis or scarring of the kidneys.
ACE inhibitors and ARBs are two types of blood pressure medicine that may slow the loss of kidney function and delay kidney failure. You can tell if you're taking one of these medicines by its generic name.
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.
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.
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.
Make healthy lifestyle choices—Eating a kidney-friendly diet, quitting smoking, exercising, and maintaining a healthy weight can help you slow progression at stage 3 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.
Astragalus (a traditional Chinese medicine) for treating chronic kidney disease.
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.
According to the National Kidney Foundation, the average life expectancy for a patient on dialysis is 5-10 years. Though for someone between the ages of 70 and 74, life expectancy is closer to four years on dialysis.
Conclusions: About half of the patients with stage 3 CKD progressed to stage 4 or 5, as assessed by eGFR, over 10 years.