Is This Hurting My Kidneys?

A plain-language mini-course about medicines, supplements, and kidney safety

You take medicines to feel better and supplements to support your health. But do you know which products deserve a kidney-safety conversation?

In this three-module mini-course, nephrology nurse educator Tawana Hampton, MS, BSN, RN, CNN, explains how common medicines and supplements can affect your kidneys—without confusing medical language or fear-based advice.

You do not need kidney disease or a healthcare background to understand this course.

What You Will Learn

• How your kidneys help your body process medicines

• The difference between a medicine that may stress the kidneys and one that may simply need a dose review

• Why NSAID pain relievers such as ibuprofen and naproxen deserve extra attention

• How dehydration can increase medication-related kidney risks

• Where kidney concerns may hide in cold medicines, heartburn products, supplements, teas, gummies, and workout powders

• How to read active ingredients and supplement labels

• Why you should never stop or change a prescribed medicine without professional guidance

• What to ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider

The Changes This Course Can Help You Make

After completing the course, you will be prepared to:

• Create one complete list of everything you take

• Include products that are often forgotten, such as vitamins, antacids, herbal teas, protein powders, and occasional pain relievers

• Check labels before combining over-the-counter products

• Ask whether your medication doses match your current kidney function

• Request personal sick-day instructions before an illness happens

• Speak up about your kidney history before procedures, scans, or new prescriptions

• Make informed choices with your healthcare team instead of guessing

What You May Miss Without This Information

Without a medication-safety routine, it is easy to:

• Take two products containing similar ingredients

• Leave supplements off your medication list

• Continue an over-the-counter product longer than intended

• Use an NSAID while dehydrated without understanding the added risk

• Assume that “natural” automatically means safe

• Miss an opportunity to have your medicines reviewed based on your current kidney function

Why Take This Course Now?

The best time to prepare is before you are sick, dehydrated, starting a new product, or trying to make a medication decision.

This course helps you organize your information now so you can have clearer conversations during your next pharmacy or healthcare visit.

What You Will Receive

• Three short video lessons

• The Is This Hurting My Kidneys? companion guide, reviewed by a pharmacist with more than 25 years of experience

• A medication and supplement inventory

• A five-point product-label check

• Questions to take to your pharmacist or healthcare provider

• A personal sick-day planning worksheet to complete with your healthcare professional

• Simple self-check questions with answers after every module

You can complete the course in less than one hour and return to the lessons whenever you need a reminder.

Take the Next Step

Take an active role in your kidney health. Learn what deserves a second look, prepare your questions, and make informed choices with your healthcare team.

Start the Mini-Course Today

This course provides general health education. It does not diagnose a condition, provide individualized dosing, or replace care from a licensed healthcare professional. Do not start, stop, skip, or change a medicine based on this course.