Every drug you swallow or put into your body with a needle passes through your kidneys and can cause injury. When they are healthy, your kidneys can get rid of your body s waste materials. None of these medicines should be taken daily or regularly without talking to your doctor. Thousands of Americans have destroyed their kidneys by using pain killers too much. Alcohol Heavy drinking can hurt both your kidneys and your liver.
Chronic alcoholics have a high risk of getting both kidney and liver failure.
Even antibiotics can be dangerous if they are not taken correctly. Anyone with kidney disease needs to take smaller amount of antibiotics than people with healthy kidneys. Take only medicines ordered for you by your doctor. Even though some drug abusers who get kidney failure may be helped by a kidney machine, others will die. DO NOT take any medicine, drug or substance without a medical reason.