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Which Drugs are Harmful to Your Kidneys?

Certain drugs, including painkillers, antibiotics, and illegal substances, can harm your kidneys. Always follow your healthcare provider's instru...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

Immunosuppressants

Immunosuppressants (anti-rejection medicines), are medicines that keep kidney transplants from being attacked by the immune system, called rejection.

Immunosuppressants,

Treatments and therapies

What You Need To Know About Prednisone

Prednisone can help prevent organ rejection after a kidney transplant because of its ability to suppress the immune system. But the medication also ha...

Corticosteroids,

Treatments and therapies

Watch out for Your Kidneys When You Use Medicines for Pain

What do you do if you have a headache, fever, or muscle pain? Chances are you go to the local drug store to pick up an overthecounter (nonprescripti...

Pain medicines,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

Inexpensive Drug Improves Kidney Function in Diabetics

Pentoxifylline, a drug used to treat patients with circulation problems, may also benefit those with kidney disease caused by diabetes and other condi...

Diabetic kidney disease,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Treatments and therapies

Pain Killers and Your Kidneys - Top 5 Tips - E-Kidney | Oct 2012

Open up your medicine cabinet at home and you're likely to find at least one type of pain medication. Often people don't realize that these same medic...

Pain medicines,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies