A popular class of blood pressure drug taken by millions of people can increase the risk of deadly kidney disease.

The researchers found that the largest increase in hospital admissions was among patients from GP surgeries that had largest rise in prescriptions. The researchers added that over 1,600 additional patients had been admitted to hospital for kidney injuries due to higher prescription rates. The study has been published in the journal PLOS One.
“There has been lots of anecdotal evidence suggesting these drugs may be a contributory factor in patients developing acute kidney injury, and this work gives us an opportunity to estimate the size of the problem, as well as making clinicians and patients more aware of the importance of using these drugs in accordance with current clinical guidelines”, lead researcher Dr Rupert Payne said.
Source-Medindia