Eight pills that should not be consumed because they affect the kidneys (Page 2 ) | May 30, 2025

Chemotherapy medications: Especially interferons, pamidronate, cisplatin, carboplatin, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, quinine, mitomycin C, and bevacizumab, which can cause serious kidney damage.

Propylthiouracil, pills for treating thyroid problems.

Pills used for heartburn relief: omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole, and esomeprazole.

Antivirals such as acyclovir, which works to treat herpes, and indinavir and tefonovir, which are used to treat HIV.

Captopril, used for high blood pressure.

Bone and joint medications: Infliximab, which treats arthritis, and chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, which treat malaria and systemic lupus erythematosus.