There are many medicines that have a negative effect on the kidney and can even cause kidney failure.
HERE ARE 10 DRUGS THAT HAVE HARMFUL EFFECTS ON THE KIDNEYS:
- Antibiotics – methicillin, sulfonamides, ciprofloxacin, vancomycin.
- Analgesics – ibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen.
- Antiviral drugs – tenofovir and indnavir (used for HIV), acyclovir.
- Anticonvulsants – trimethadione, phenytoin.
- Celecoxib – rofecoxib from the brand Vioxx and valdecoxib from Bextra.
- Radiation treatment drugs – cisplatin, quinine, carboplatin, tacrolimus, anti-thyroid drugs.
- High blood pressure drugs – captopril
- Acid reflux drugs – pantoprazole from the brand Protonix, omeprazole from Prilosec, esomeprazole from Esotrex, lansoprazole from Prevacid, and rabeprazole from Aciphex.
- Lithium used for bipolar behavior.
- Arthritis rheumatoid drugs – infliximab, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine.
