There are specific medications used to treat chronic kidney disease, but some medication bought over the counter at pharmacies can cause more damage than good. You need to be informed, and here is some information to help. Look through these sites to better understand what you are taking and ask you pharmacist or nurse to explain anything you are not sure about.
Chronic Kidney Disease Medication Archives– this website offers a lay summary of different CKD medication. If you are taking something and you are not sure what it is, ask your clinician, nurse or pharmacist to explain and read more about it here.
Four main medicines for CKD – there are four main medications used to treat and manage chronic kidney disease. This information explains what they are and what they do.
Medication | Kidney Care UK offers a whole range of information about medicines for anaemia and bone disease, high blood pressure, pain, and over the counter medicines that could cause problems.
The UK Renal Pharmacy Group have issues an update on vaccination and immunisation- see the table of vaccines which kidney patients are eligible for.
