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Article: IBUPROFEN LINKED TO KIDNEY FAILURE.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- April 16, 1990
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Byline: Associated Press
Over-the- counter doses of the popular pain reliever ibuprofen can cause kidney failure in people with mild kidney disease, according to a group of medical researchers who want warnings on the labels of the drug strengthened.
A three-year study on the drug was detailed in Sunday's Annals of Internal Medicine.
In an editorial, two scientists urged the Food and Drug Administration to strengthen the drug's warning, to urge consumers "with any serious condition" to consult their doctors before using the drug.
Ibuprofen has been approved for sale in a non-prescription form since 1985 and is marketed under brand ...