Medicines for Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients

What medicines to take when being diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease? Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is the most common life threatening genetic disorder caused by a single gene and affects between 1 in 400 to 1,000 people worldwide. This disease can occur in adult, also the baby. PKD is an illess which is marked by fluid-filled cysts that form in the nephrons of both kidneys (bilateral) and with no time and effective treatment, these cysts will become larger and larger. Under such a condition, kidney tissues will be oppressed and damaged easily. We know kidney works through a group of kidney tissues. Therefore, damage of kidney tissues will be an indicator for impairment of kidney function.
Kidney failure is finally caused if PKD is left along, so once being diagnosed with this problem, a series of medicines will be needed to help patients control illness. Well, what are the commonly used medicines for PKD patients?
Hypotensive Drugs
Blood pressure increases and high blood pressure appears when kidneys are damaged to a certain degree by the enlarged cysts. In this case, hypotensive drugs are needed to control high blood pressure, as it is an important factor that accelerates illness progression. Common bloodpressure medicines include:
ACE inhibitors.
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs).
Beta-blockers.
Calcium channel blockers.
Direct renin inhibitors.
Diuretics.
Vasodilators.
Medicines for Anemia
Erythropoietin (rhEPO) therapy and iron replacement therapy for anemia.
Medicines for proteinuria caused by PKD

ACE inhibitors and ARBs. These may be used if you have protein in your urine (proteinuria) or have heart failure. Regular blood tests are required to make sure that these medicines don't raise potassium levels (hyperkalemia) or make kidney function worse.