People who have serious, long-term health problems are most likely than other people around the world to have kidney problems from medicines. For instance, medicines can sometimes harm the kidneys.

The drugs that harm your kidneys include:
Antibiotics such as gentamicin and streptomycin, pain medicines, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, some high blood pressure medicines, such as ACE inhibitors.

The dyes used in some X-ray tests can also harm your kidney. A sudden blockage that stops urine from flowing out of the kidneys, kidney stones, a tumor, an injury, or an enlarged prostate gland can also cause a blockage. The following people have a greater chance of getting acute renal failure: an older adult, people with a long-term health problem, such as liver disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart failure, or obesity.

Walakira Nyanzi

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