Table 2:

Drugs and Other Exogenous Causes of Acute Renal Failure
Analgesics

Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs

Anesthetics
  • Enflurane
  • Methoxyflurane
Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Antimicrobials
  • Acyclovir
  • Aminoglycosides
  • Amphotericin B
  • Bacitracin
  • Cephalosporins
  • Foscarnet
  • Pentamidine
  • Polymyxin, colistin
  • Sulfonamide, co-trimoxazole
  • Tetracyclines
  • Vancomycin
Antiulcer Agents
  • Cimetidine
  • Milk-alkali (in excess)
Contrast Media
  • Bunamiodyl
  • Diatrizoate
  • Iopanoic Acid
  • Iothalamate
Diuretics
  • Mercurials
  • Ticrynafen
Chemotherapy Agents and Immunosuppressants
  • 5-azacitidine
  • Carboplatin
  • Cisplatin
  • Cyclosporine A
    and tacrolimus
  • D-penicillamine
  • Ifosfamide
  • Interferon alfa or
    gamma 1B
  • Methotrexate
  • Mitomycin
  • Nitrosourea
  • Plicamycin
  • Recombinant
    interleukin 2
HIV Protease Inhibitors
  • Indinavir
  • Ritonavir
Recreational Drugs
  • Amphetamines
  • Heroin
Others
  • Bacterial toxins
  • Chinese herbs
  • Dextrans
  • EDTA
  • Epsilon-amino caproic acid
  • Heavy metals
  • Industrial chemicals
  • Organic solvents
  • Pesticides
  • Radiation
  • Silicone
  • Snake or insect venom
Adapted from Nally JV Jr. Acute renal failure. In: Stoller, JK, Ahmad M, Longworth DL, eds. The Cleveland Clinic Intensive Review of Internal Medicine. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins;2000:565-572.
Copyright 2002 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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