Medicines that can cause acute interstitial nephritis

Type of medicine and generic name(s)	Brand names in the US	Used to treat
Pain relievers
NSAIDs – Examples include ibuprofen, naproxen, and diclofenac	Advil, Aleve, Voltaren, many others	Aches and pains Inflammation Fever Arthritis pain
Celecoxib	Celebrex	Arthritis pain
Acid-lowering medicines
Cimetidine	Tagamet HB	Heartburn Indigestion Acid reflux Stomach ulcer
Omeprazole	Prilosec OTC
Lansoprazole	Prevacid 24 hour
Antibiotics
Penicillins	Bicillin, Pfizerpen, others	Infections
Cephalosporins – Examples include cephalexin and cefuroxime	Keflex, Ceftin, many others
Ciprofloxacin	Cipro
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (also called co-trimoxazole)	Bactrim DS, Septra DS
Rifampin	Rifadin
Indinavir	Crixivan
Diuretics (also called "water pills")
Furosemide	Lasix	Excess fluid in the body Heart failure
Bumetanide	Bumex	Excess fluid in the body Heart failure
Hydrochlorothiazide ("HCTZ")	Microzide	High blood pressure
Ulcerative colitis medicines
Mesalamine (also called mesalazine), balsalazide, sulfasalazine, and olsalazine	Apriso, Asacol, Canasa, Lialda, Pentasa, Roawasa, Colazal, Dipentum	Ulcerative colitis
Other
Allopurinol	Zyloprim, Aloprim	Gout

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