4/19/11

Kidney Disease: Over the counter medicine that causes acute kidney failure?


Over the counter medicine that causes acute kidney failure?is there an over the counter medicine that causes acute kidney failure?

Posted by dumplingmuffin
not unless you overdose,that is here in uk,
phenacetin causes kidney failure it may still be in use in other countries

Posted by yoonhangkim
http://www.uptodate.com/patients/content/topic.do?topicKey=renlfail/6250

NSAID is a broad term for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including motrin or advil (ibuprofen), aspirin, and alleve. These are available over the counter. There is a growing concern that these may cause harm to kidney. For more information, you can visit www.drweil.com or http://www.medicationsense.com/.

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