Drug-induced acute tubular necrosis

Nowadays, there is an increasing necessity to use a lot of medical products (MP) in one patient. This can lead to potential nephrotoxic adverse reactions (ADRs) among drugs. One of drug-induced kidney damage manifestations is acute tubular necrosis (ATN), which causes the development of severe complications associated with the use of hemodialysis and a high risk of mortality. The purpose of this review is to analyze literature data concerning groups of drugs and individual drugs, the intake of which is associated with the development of drug-induced ATN, risk factors, prevention and treatment methods. Among drug-induced ATN development risk factors are both general, associated with the development of drug-induced acute kidney damage (for example, age, history of chronic kidney disease, etc.), and specific ones, typical for certain groups of drugs. Most often, drug-induced ATN develops while taking antibacterial, antiviral and anticancer drugs. The main method of treatment for drug-induced ATN is abolition of nephrotoxic drugs, but if it is impossible, then there are certain patient management schemes. To prevent and to diagnose drug-induced ATN at early stages, that is the key for favorable prognosis, it is necessary to aware of doctors of different specialties about such pharmacotherapy complications.