Table 1.
Potentially Contraindicated Drugs with Safe Renal Function Cutoffs
Safe Creatinine Clearance | Drugs* |
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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.