Dear Sir, My dad (60 yrs) is suffering from Anklosing Spondylitis for 25 years, and have been using Microcid 25 mg ( 2 tab ) in morning & 2 tab in night ( 100 mg per day ) for 25 yrs. Recently for the last 2 years, we added K-Link product ( K-Artis ) to reduce his pain. Now, we have found that his kidney is shrunk and urea ( 40) , creatinine (1.4) value is in border . 1.Will the renal failure is due to microcid? 2. Can we try using microcid for one week to check if urea & Sr. Creatinine increases or is stable? Please advice
Hi, Microchip is a brand name of Indomethacin and prolonged use can cause kidney damage. You can consult your rheumatologist and switch to safer analgesics (painkiller) like Tramadol which is considered as safe in kidney patients. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.