OsmoPrep, Visicol laxatives linked to kidney failure
Did you have a colonoscopy? Did you suffer from kidney problems?
You may have suffered from phosphate induced acute kidney failure
Potts Sadaka LLC is litigating on the behalf of victims of kidney failure after colonoscopy. Laxatives used in preparation for a colonoscopy have been linked to a condition called acute phosphate nephropathy, a type of medication kidney failure, since its introduction in 2000. If you or someone you love suffered from kidney failure after using the Visicol or OsmoPrep laxative, you may be entitled to compensation. Please contact one of our Visicol and OsmoPrep injury lawyers as soon as possible to protect your legal rights.
What is Visicol and OsmoPrep?
Both the Visicol and OsmoPrep laxatives are a prescription only medication used to clean out the intestines before a colonoscopy. The medication contains sodium phosphate (the phosphate in acute phosphate nephropathy), which acts as a laxative by drawing large amounts of water into the colon. The result of water in the colon is watery bowel movements. This cleans out the intestines so that your doctor can clearly view them during your colonoscopy.
Black Box Warning for Colonoscopy Kidney Failure
FDA became aware of reports of acute phosphate nephropathy, a type of medication kidney failure, associated with the use of oral sodium phosphate products (OSP) for bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopy or other procedures. These products include the medications, Visicol and OsmoPrep, and OSPs available over-the-counter without a prescription as laxatives (e.g., Fleet Phospho-soda). In some cases when used for bowel cleansing, these serious adverse events have occurred in patients without identifiable factors that would put them at risk for developing medication kidney failure.
The FDA was aware of colonoscopy related kidney failure as early as 2006. But it wasn’t until recently that the FDA required a black box warning about colonoscopy related kidney failure on the two OSPs available by prescription only.
As a result, FDA required the manufacturer of Visicol and OsmoPrep, the two OSPs available by prescription only, to add a Boxed Warning about colonoscopy related kidney failure.
Contact a Visicol OsmoPrep Kidney Failure Lawyer Now!
If you or someone you love suffered from kidney failure as a result of Visicol or OsmoPrep, you have valuable legal rights. Please fill out our online form or call 1 800 99 POTTS (1-800-997-6887) as soon as possible to discuss your case with one of our Visicol and OsmoPrep injury lawyers.
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