Medicines for Polycystic Kidney Disease

2014-08-16 02:34

Timely and proper usage of some medicines help to slow down progression of Polycystic Kidney Disease, which means delay of dialysis and kidney transplant. As so far so cure has been found for PKD, so what we can do is to stop or slow down illness progression, so as to prolong life span. Well, what are the medicines for PKD patients?

Medicines used by Polycystic Kidney Disease patients firstly must be good for kidney and secondly must be able to control illness condition. On the basis of this, the following medicines are recommended for PKD patients:

1. Hypotensive drugs

Hypotensive drugs are needed for some Polycystic Kidney Disease patients. In medicines, there are different types of medicines that can be used by PKD patients to control their blood pressure like ACE inhibitors, ARBs, Beta-blockers, Calcium channel blockers, Direct renin inhibtors and Vasodilators. PKD patients need to choose the right one according to their kidney condition.

2. Diuretics

Diuretics also show effects in lowering blood pressure, but aside from it, it is also commonly used to deal with fluid retention. For PKD patients, if they are experiencing swelling or edema, they can take some diuretics to alleviate this problem. Besides, limitation of fluid intake is also needed if there is swelling.

3. Pain-killer

Pain-killer is another medicine needed by Polycystic Kidney Disease patients. PKD is an illness that cause formation of cyst in kidney. Large cysts in kidney always cause severe pain feeling, so over-the-counter medicines which contain acetaminophen are needed to deal with this symptom.

4. Antibiotics

Antibiotics are also needed if kidney infection or urinary tract infection is caused by PKD.

5. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy

Actually, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is not an oral medicine, but a treatment. In this treatment, some herbs which are proven to be good for kidney are used externally. With this treatment, not only cysts in kidney can be shrunk, impaired kidney function also can be improved successfully.

Many medicines are needed to control PKD, but some of them only treat symptoms, can not stop kidney damages from cysts. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a herbal medicine inPeking Tung Shin Tang Chinese Medical Hospitaland with this treatment, kidney can be strengthened and creatinine level in blood can be lowered down. Therefore, it is highly recommended for PKD sufferers.

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