The kidneys can be injured in diverse ways by many drugs, both legal and illegal. Novel
associations and descriptions of nephrotoxic effects of common and emerging drugs of …

The use of opioid analgesics in renal dysfunction is potentially problematic and many
patients with end stage renal disease are unable to tolerate these medications. A greater …

Methadone has several unique characteristics that make it an attractive option for pain relief
in serious illness, but the safety of methadone has been called into question after reports of …

Preview Risk factors for drug-induced nephrotoxicity may be patient-related or medication-
related. Because decreased renal function is often unsuspected in elderly or asymptomatic …

Marijuana is the most commonly used recreational drug in the United States, and legal
recreational and medicinal use has gained public acceptance during the last decade …

Since the 2014 Amendment to the NDPS Act methadone has been released in India for pain
management. The methadone is supplied as racemic mixture with R & S methadone with …

Objective. To identify and characterize methadone-related drug interactions, as well as
factors accounting for the variability in manifesting these interactions clinically. Design …

Background: In Iran, methadone has been used for methadone maintenance treatment
(MMT) as well as analgesic treatment in pain clinics. Recently, there are some reports …

Intake of analgesics has been associated with the presence of chronic renal diseases in a
number of studies. Phenacetin was the first drug to be linked with chronic renal disease …

Both acute and chronic renal failure are reported in the context of nephrotoxicity. This
overview of some major nephrotoxins reflects both the magnitude and the cost of this …