{"id":60316,"date":"2020-03-05T15:41:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T15:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lmcca.wpengine.com\/?p=60316"},"modified":"2020-03-05T16:18:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T16:18:51","slug":"medication-and-kidney-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/lmc-blog\/medication-and-kidney-health\/","title":{"rendered":"\u4e09\u6708\u662f \"\u80be\u810f\u5065\u5eb7\u6708 \"\u548c \"\u836f\u5242\u5e08\u5ba3\u4f20\u6708\"\uff01"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>\u4e09\u6708\u662f \"\u80be\u810f\u5065\u5eb7\u6708 \"\u548c \"\u836f\u5242\u5e08\u5ba3\u4f20\u6708\"\uff01<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Wonder whether your medication affects your kidneys?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Ask a pharmacist!<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Healthy Kidneys<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Healthy kidneys do the body good!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Your kidneys:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Maintain your overall fluid and water balance<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Balance your body\u2019s minerals, such as sodium, potassium, and calcium<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Filter out waste materials from food, medication and toxic substances<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Create hormones that help regulate blood pressure, produce red blood cells and promote bone health <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Drugs, Medications and Kidney Health <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Certain drugs and medications can negatively affect kidney health.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As well, your kidney health status can affect your medications.<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">The use of illegal drugs, such as heroin and cocaine, can cause kidney damage<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Some over-the-counter (non-prescription) medications, when used in large doses or over long periods of time, may damage the kidney.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Examples include anti-inflammatory medications, such as ibuprofen.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Some medications may have side effects that affect the kidney.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For example, sometimes you\u2019ll be advised to drink plenty of water with the medication.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">If you have poor kidney function, this may require your medication or dose be adjusted<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tips for Health Kidneys<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Here are some tips to keep your kidneys healthy<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Avoid extra salt to prevent mineral imbalances in your blood, making your kidneys work harder<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Drink enough water, to help your kidneys remove toxins effectively<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3><span class=\"s1\">Exercise regularly to reduce blood pressure.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>High blood pressure is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What to know more?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Kidney Foundation of Canada is a good source of information as well as support if you or a friend or family member has kidney issues.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidney.ca\">www.kidney.ca<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Your pharmacist is also a good source of medication and condition information and can provide clinical services such as<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Addressing your medication concerns and questions.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Comprehensive medication assessments to identify drug therapy problems &#8211; and more importantly, to solve them!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Assessments for drug interactions, including with non-prescription, natural health products, vitamins and recreational products.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Training and education about your medications.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><em>Happy Pharmacist Awareness Month!<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>https:\/\/www.kidney.ca\/why-kidneys-are-important<\/h3>\n<h3>https:\/\/www.kidney.ca\/causes\/drug-and-medication<\/h3>\n<h3>https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/human-body-maps\/kidney#health-tips<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March is Kidney Health Month and Pharmacist Awareness Month! Wonder whether your medication affects your kidneys?\u00a0 Ask a pharmacist! \u00a0 Healthy Kidneys Healthy kidneys do the body good!\u00a0 Your kidneys: Maintain your overall fluid and water balance Balance your body\u2019s minerals, such as sodium, potassium, and calcium Filter out waste materials from food, medication and [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":60318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[185],"tags":[104,181,203,247,248],"class_list":["post-60316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lmc-blog","tag-diabetes","tag-diabetes-education","tag-endocrinology","tag-kidney-health","tag-pharmacy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}