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Many medicines can cause acute kidney injury (acute renal failure), such as: Antibiotics. These include aminoglycosides, cephalosporins, amphotericin B, bacitracin, and vancomycin. Some blood pressure medicines. One example is ACE inhibitors, such as lisinopril and ramipril. Another is angiotensin receptor blockers.
Diseases and conditions that may slow blood flow to the kidneys and lead to kidney failure include: 1  Blood or fluid loss. 2  Blood pressure medications. 3  Heart attack. 4  Heart disease. 5  Infection. 6  Liver failure. 7  Use of aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others), naproxen (Aleve, others) or related drugs.