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. 2016 Jul 27;7(3):731–744. doi: 10.4338/ACI-2016-01-RA-0010

Table 1.

Study Medications and Their eGFR Thresholds and Maximum Daily Dose/Contraindication Status

Medication eGFR Threshold (mL/min) Maximum Daily Dose/Contraindication Status
Amantadine <50 100 mg
<30 50 mg
<15 29 mg
Ciprofloxacin <30 500 mg
Colchicine <30 0.3 mg
Dabigatran1 <30 contraindicated
Dofetilide1 40 – <60 500 µg
20 – <40 250 µg
<20 contraindicated
Enoxaparin1 <30 contraindicated
Famciclovir 40 – <60 1000 mg
20 – <40 500 mg
<20 250 mg
Fondaparinux1 <30 contraindicated
Gabapentin 30 – 44 1200 mg
15 – 29 600 mg
<15 300 mg
Glyburide <51 contraindicated
Levofloxacin 20 – <50 250 mg (most cases)
375 mg (complicated / pneumonia)
<20 125 mg
Metoclopramide <40 20 mg
NSAID1,2 <40 contraindicated
Sotalol1 30 – <60 administer q 24 hours
10 – <30 administer q 36–48 hours
<10 individualize dose
Spironolactone <10 contraindicated
Trimethoprim/ 15 – <30 DS
Sulfamethoxazole <15 contraindicated
Trimethoprim 15 – <30 100
<15 not recommended

1 High risk medications that are contraindicated at a certain eGFR; medication dose adjustments were made with actual creatinine clearance and body weight

2 Includes ibuprofen, celecoxib, etodolac, flubiprofen, indomethacin, ketoprofen, ketorolac, meloxicam, nabumetone, naproxen, sulindac, and tolmetin