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Medicines That Can Cause Acute Renal Failure
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Many medicines can cause Reference acute renal failure Opens New Window. Examples include:
- Reference Antibiotics Opens New Window, such as aminoglycosides, cephalosporins, amphotericin B, bacitracin, and vancomycin.
- Blood pressure medicines called ACE inhibitors (such as captopril and ramipril) and angiotensin receptor blockers (such as candesartan and valsartan).
- 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 Reference HIV Opens New Window (protease inhibitors), such as indinavir and ritonavir.
- Reference Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Opens New Window, such as ibuprofen, ketoprofen, or aspirin.
- Ulcer medicines such as cimetidine.
Other chemicals, such as insecticides, herbicides, and ethylene glycol, can also cause acute renal failure.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference May 10, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Tushar J. Vachharajani, MD, FASN, FACP - Nephrology |
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