Case Report

An Acute Renal Failure Case Due To Overdose Use Of Perindopril/Amlodipin

  • Bülent Bilir
  • Murat Şakacı
  • Betül Ekiz Bilir
  • Mahmut Altındal
  • Mustafa Oran
  • Orhan Eroğlu
  • Sonat Pınar Kara
  • Samet Sedef

Received Date: 30.12.2015 Accepted Date: 18.01.2016 Namik Kemal Med J 2016;4(2):92-95

Fixed -dose combination therapies are important alternative of hypertension treatment. The management of suicidal intoxication with these conbination preparations which might have different and sometimes interactive mechanisms is still unclear. In this case-report a 51 -yearold male patient who had taken 26 pills of perindopril 5 mg and amlodipine 10 mg combination drug. He admitted to the emergency department with the complications of dizziness and fatigue. He was followed in intensive care unit after his first medical care unitafter his first medical emergency intervensions. After development of hypotensionand acute renal failure, he improved with fluid resussitation and symtomatic treatment and he was discharged.

Keywords: Perindopril, amlodipin, acute renal failure, over dose, combination theraphy