Contraindicated Drugs for Kidney Disease

Renal disease patients have to take many drugs to alleviate symptoms and make them more comfortable. Taking drugs should be under the instruction of doctor. Improper drugs do not only have no effects, but also deteriorate your illness.
some drugs should be contraindicated or at least should not be taken as long-term remedy.
The following is a drug list that renal disease patients should avoid or at least know their potential damages to the kidneys.
1. Antibiotics.Too much and frequent use of antibiotic, such as neomycin, gentamicin, amikacin, tobramycin, streptomycin etc.
2. Antiviral drugs.
3. Painkillers.
4. Capoten. Capoten is a kind of antihypertensive drug and should be avoided by Chronic Kidney Failure patients.
5. Diuretics.Diuretic is a kind of drugs that can be used to treat fluid retention. In some cases of Chronic Kidney Failure, diuretics are necessary and helpful, but in some others, overuse of some diuretics can cause electrolyte imbalance and worsen renal damages.
6. Hormones and immunosuppressants.Prednisone, cyclosporine are commonly prescribed drugs to renal disease patients. It is recommended that prednisone is not prescribed until protein level in urine is very high because prednisone has many side effects.

In this article, we have introduced some Contraindicated Drugs for Chronic Kidney Failure patients, and hope it is helpful. As space is limited, the detailed informationcan not be list here. If you would like to know more, please contact our doctor online or leave us a message. We are glad to help you.