Kidney Medicine Safety Guide
Understand your prescribed kidney medicines in clear English and हिन्दी. Learn the exact purpose, precautions, and urgent warning signs.
Telmisartan
Brands: telma, telmikem, arbitel, sartel
Helps control blood pressure and provides long-term protection for the kidneys and heart by reducing protein leakage in urine.
Ramipril
Brands: cardace, ramipres, hopace, altace
Lowers blood pressure and helps protect kidneys from progressive damage, especially in diabetes and proteinuria.
Amlodipine
Brands: amlong, stamlo, amtas, amlip
Helps control blood pressure and reduces cardiac workload by relaxing blood vessels.
Cilnidipine
Brands: cilacar, cilaheart, nexvas, cilny
A modern dual-action calcium blocker that controls high blood pressure with lower risk of ankle swelling and renal vessel protection.
Furosemide
Brands: lasix, frusenex, furox, frusemide
A potent loop diuretic that removes excess water and salt from the body to relieve breathlessness and swelling in the legs or lungs.
Torsemide
Brands: dytor, torget, tide, demadex
Removes extra fluid from the body to control edema and blood pressure in advanced kidney disease with predictable absorption.
Sevelamer Carbonate
Brands: renvela, sevcar, phoscut, acutrol
Binds phosphorus from food to protect bones and blood vessels in kidney disease.
Calcium Acetate
Brands: phoslo, calphron, renaltab
Binds dietary phosphate in the gut to maintain safe blood phosphorus levels in kidney failure.
Dapagliflozin
Brands: forxiga, oxra, dapa, farxiga
Helps protect the heart and kidneys and slows the progression of chronic kidney disease.
Empagliflozin
Brands: jardiance, gibtulio
Proven to slow kidney function decline and reduce heart failure hospitalizations in kidney disease.
Finerenone
Brands: kerendia, firialta
A non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor blocker that reduces kidney inflammation and fibrosis, protecting kidney function in CKD and diabetes.
Tacrolimus
Brands: prograf, pangraf, tacrol, tacroz
Prevents rejection after transplant by controlling the immune system.
Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF)
Brands: cellcept, mofilet, mycept, mmf
Controls autoimmune disease activity in glomerulonephritis and prevents organ rejection in kidney transplants by suppressing lymphocyte proliferation.
Mycophenolate Sodium (Enteric-Coated)
Brands: myfortic, mycophenolate sodium, ecmps, ec-mps
Enteric-coated formulation of mycophenolic acid designed to improve upper gastrointestinal tolerability while preventing transplant rejection and treating glomerulonephritis.
Cyclosporine
Brands: neoral, sandimmun, panimun, gengraf
Suppresses immune activity to prevent transplant rejection or control steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.
Prednisolone
Brands: wysolone, omnacortil, predone, prednisolone
Intermediate-acting glucocorticoid that suppresses renal inflammation and immune activity in nephrotic syndrome, glomerulonephritis, and transplant rejection.
Methylprednisolone
Brands: medrol, solu-medrol, methylpred, depo-medrol
Potent glucocorticoid with minimal mineralocorticoid activity, used for high-potency oral therapy or intravenous pulse therapy for acute glomerulonephritis flares and allograft rejection.
Sodium Bicarbonate
Brands: soda mint, sodac, bicarb, sodabicarb
Corrects metabolic acidosis (excess acid in the blood) in kidney disease, which protects muscles and slows CKD progression.
Calcium Polystyrene Sulfonate
Brands: k-bind, kalimate, kbind
Binds excess potassium in the gut to prevent life-threatening high blood potassium (hyperkalemia) in kidney failure.
Iron (Oral / IV)
Brands: orofer, autrin, fefol, ferinject
Replenishes iron stores needed to produce red blood cells and treat kidney-related anemia.
Epoetin (Erythropoietin Alfa / Beta)
Brands: eprex, erypro, wepox, epofit
Short-acting erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) dosed in International Units (IU) that stimulates bone marrow to produce red blood cells and treat anemia of CKD.
Darbepoetin Alfa
Brands: cresp, aranesp, darbepoetin, darbepoetin alfa
Long-acting erythropoiesis-stimulating agent dosed in micrograms (mcg) with a 3-fold longer half-life, allowing less frequent dosing (weekly to monthly) to manage CKD anemia.
Atorvastatin
Brands: lipitor, atorva, storvas, tonact
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor that lowers LDL cholesterol and reduces cardiovascular risk; primarily cleared through hepatic metabolism with minimal renal excretion.
Rosuvastatin
Brands: crestor, rosuvas, rozavel, rosuvast
Potent hydrophilic statin that markedly reduces LDL cholesterol and stabilizes arterial plaques, requiring renal dose adjustment in advanced CKD.
Febuxostat
Brands: feburic, febugood, zurig, fabulas
Non-purine xanthine oxidase inhibitor that reduces uric acid production; primarily metabolized hepatically and does not require dose reduction in mild-to-moderate CKD.
Allopurinol
Brands: zyloric, allopurinol, zyrik, purinol
Purine-analogue xanthine oxidase inhibitor that prevents gout and uric acid nephropathy; its active metabolite oxypurinol is renally excreted and requires cautious low-dose initiation in CKD.
Pantoprazole
Brands: pantocid, pan 40, pan-40, pantodac
Proton pump inhibitor that suppresses gastric acid secretion to protect against gastritis, ulcers, and steroid/NSAID-induced gastrointestinal bleeding.
Rabeprazole
Brands: razo, rabicip, rabemac, happi
Rapid-onset proton pump inhibitor with largely non-enzymatic metabolism, offering potent and fast acid suppression for reflux and gastroprotection.
Omeprazole
Brands: omez, prilosec, nogit, locid
Proton pump inhibitor that reduces gastric acid production to treat acid reflux, peptic ulcers, and protect stomach lining during multi-drug regimens.
Paracetamol
Brands: dolo, dolo 650, calpol, crocin
The safest first-choice medicine for mild-to-moderate pain and fever in patients with kidney disease.
NSAID Painkillers (STRICTLY AVOID)
Brands: brufen, combiflam, voveran, zerodol
WARNING: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers (NSAIDs) constrict renal blood flow and can trigger acute kidney failure or rapid CKD decline.
Metoprolol
Brands: betaloc, metolar, seloken, starpress
A cardioselective beta-blocker that helps control blood pressure, regulate heart rate, and protect the heart from strain.
Universal Kidney Safety Golden Rules • 3 सुनहरे नियम
Essential kidney protection rules every patient and caregiver must remember.
Never take Brufen (Combiflam), Diclofenac (Voveran), or Aceclofenac. They can cause severe kidney damage.
ब्रूफेन/वोवेरॉन कभी न लें। केवल डॉक्टर की सलाह से पैरासिटामोल ही लें।
Never double a dose if missed, and never abruptly stop blood pressure or transplant medicines.
दवा की खुराक खुद न बदलें। बीपी या ट्रांसप्लांट दवाएं अचानक बंद न करें।
Always tell dentists and other doctors about your kidney disease before receiving antibiotics or CT contrast dye.
अन्य डॉक्टरों को हमेशा बताएं कि आपको किडनी रोग है।