Renal Disease
Acute or chronic kidney dysfunction. Drug selection is constrained by the need to avoid nephrotoxics (aminoglycosides, NSAIDs in many cases) and to dose-adjust renally cleared drugs. ACEi and dietary management feature heavily in chronic protocols.
Renal Disease by species
Drugs cited for renal disease (21)
- Aluminum Hydroxide(Amphojel, AlternaGEL)Supplement
- Benazepril(Fortekor, Lotensin)Cardiovascular
- Benazepril Compounded Oral(Compounded Benazepril)Compounded
- BicalutamideEndocrine
- Calcitriol Oral(Rocaltrol)Urinary
- Cortisone Acetate(Cortone)Endocrine
- Cosyntropin(Cortrosyn)Endocrine
- Darbepoetin(Aranesp)Endocrine
- Deslorelin(Suprelorin)Endocrine
- Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate(Percorten-V, Zycortal)Endocrine
- Erythropoietin (Epoetin Alpha)(Epogen, Procrit)Endocrine
- Famotidine(Pepcid)Gastrointestinal
- Fenoldopam(Corlopam)Cardiovascular
- Finasteride(Proscar, Propecia)Endocrine
- Fludrocortisone(Florinef)Endocrine
- FlutamideEndocrine
- Furosemide(Lasix, Salix)Cardiovascular
- Mannitol(Osmitrol)Urinary
- Meloxicam(Metacam)Analgesic
- Mirtazapine(Remeron, Mirataz)Behavioral
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids(Welactin, Dermaquin, Free Form Omega-3, Fish Oil (EPA/DHA))Supplement
Each drug page lists the dose, citation, and species-specific rules. Verify against current literature before prescribing.