DRUG FOR PREVENTING DIALYSIS SHIFT OR RENAL DEATH

摘要

Provided is a drug for preventing dialysis shift or renal death, which, when administered in the form of a sustained-release preparation containing, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by general formula (I) to a specific group of patients, can prevent dialysis shift or renal death.　Provided is a drug for preventing dialysis shift or renal death, which comprises an oral sustained-release preparation containing, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by general formula (I), the drug being used in such a manner that the compound represented by general formula (I) is administered at a dose of 220 to 260 μg per day to a primary glomerular disease or nephrosclerosis patient having a serum creatinine level of 2.0 mg/dl or more and less than 3.0 mg/dl and/or nutritional disturbance. [In the formula, R represents a hydrogen atom or a pharmacologically acceptable cation.]