Medications that can cause acute renal failure
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Medications that can cause acute renal failure
Many medications can cause acute renal failure. Examples include:
- Antibiotics, such as aminoglycosides, cephalosporins, amphotericin B, bacitracin, acyclovir, and vancomycin.
- Blood pressure medicines called ACE inhibitors (such as captopril and ramipril) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs).
- Medicines used for cancer treatment (chemotherapy), such as cisplatin, carboplatin, and methotrexate.
- Dyes (contrast media) used in medical imaging tests.
- Illegal drugs, such as heroin and methamphetamine.
- Medicines used to treat HIV (protease inhibitors), such as indinavir and ritonavir.
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, ketoprofen, or aspirin.
- Ulcer medicines such as cimetidine (Tagamet).
Other chemicals, such as insecticides, herbicides, and ethylene glycol, can also cause acute renal failure.
Credits
| Author | Robin Parks, MS |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | D.C. Mendelssohn, MD, FRCPC - Nephrology |
| Last Updated | June 14, 2007 |
| Last updated: | June 14, 2007 |
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| Author: | Robin Parks, MS |
| Reviewed By: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, D.C. Mendelssohn, MD, FRCPC - Nephrology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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