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Stronger Warnings for Bowel Cleansing Agents (April 2009)
FDA is announcing new safety measures for oral sodium phosphate (OSP) products used for bowel cleansing before colonoscopies and other procedures. These products are associated with acute phosphate nephropathy, a rare but serious type of kidney injury. The events have … Continue reading
Stronger Warnings for Bowel Cleansing Agents
FDA is announcing new safety measures for oral sodium phosphate (OSP) products used for bowel cleansing before colonoscopies and other procedures. These products are associated with acute phosphate nephropathy, a rare but serious type of kidney injury. The events have … Continue reading
Posted in Kidney Cleansing
Tagged bowel cleansers, colonoscopy, fda, kidney, osmoprep, side effect, Visicol
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Renal Failure Associated with Bowel Cleansing Agents
FDA is notifying healthcare professionals about an association between oral sodium phosphates (osps) for bowel cleansing and a type of acute renal failure called acute phosphate nephropathy. These occurrences, which are rare but serious, have been associated with both OSP … Continue reading
Posted in Kidney Cleansing
Tagged Acute, Agents, bowel, cleansing, disease, Failure, fda, Fleet, kidney, Nephropathy, Phosphate, Phospho-Soda, Renal, Visicol
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