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. 2005 May-Jun;12(3):269–274. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M1727

Table 1.

Potentially Contraindicated Drugs with Safe Renal Function Cutoffs

Safe Creatinine Clearance Drugs*
CrClest > 10 mL/min Acetazolamide, Ifosfamide Methotrexate, Pancuronium, Gold sodium thiomalate, Spironolactone
CrClest > 30 mL/min Alendronate, choline magnesium salicylate, Demeclocycline, diclofenac, ibuprofen, indomethacin, ketorolac, naproxen, rofecoxib, salsalate, tolmetin
CrClest > 40 mL/min Sotalol
CrClest > 50 mL/min Chloral hydrate, Chlorpropamide, Metformin, Nitrofurantoin, Penicillamine, Phenazopyridine, Probenecid, Ribavirin
CrClest > 80 mL/min Auranofin
*

Medications available on the hospital formulary at the time of the study that were potentially contraindicated owing to renal insufficiency.