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OSP Manufacturer Salix Sued, Alleged Kidney Damage from OsmoPrep
February 27, 2010. By Gordon Gibb.
Morrisville, NC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently weighed in on oral sodium phosphates (OSP) and acute phosphate nephropathy after receiving more than 20 reports of kidney damage linked to the use of oral sodium phosphates.
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Risks of OSP and Kidneys Articulated One Year Before FDA Alert
November 11, 2009. By Gordon Gibb.
San Diego, CA A group that knows a lot about oral sodium phosphate and OSP kidney damage recently wrapped up its 42nd annual conference in San Diego. The yearly meeting and scientific exposition, dubbed "Renal Week" by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), took place from October 27th to November 1st.
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OSP Kidney Failure Lawsuits Still Coming
October 13, 2009. By Gordon Gibb.
Washington, DC Sometimes it's difficult to talk about the nether regions of the human body, but the fact remains that the public must be notified: a preparation used to cleanse the bowel prior to colonoscopy is suspected of having the potential to trigger such dire consequences as OSP kidney damage. OSP is shorthand for oral sodium phosphate. One product—Phospho-soda and manufactured by Fleet—has been flagged by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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FDA: Oral Sodium Phosphates Not Safe For Double Dose
August 23, 2009. By Heidi Turner.
Bellevue, WA They are two things that many people might not think go together: the use of an oral sodium phosphate and an increased risk of kidney failure. However, according to warnings released by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the risk of OSP kidney damage is high enough that the products' uses have been revised. Unfortunately, there could be many people out there who suffered kidney damaged linked to the use of an oral sodium phosphate but did not realize it.
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Health Canada Removes Bowel Cleansing Indication for OTC OSPs
August 12, 2009. By Gordon Gibb.
Ottawa, ON: Concerns over oral sodium phosphate (OSP) continue, with the latest salvo in the OSP debate coming from Health Canada. Earlier this month the Canadian health agency declared that oral phosphate soda is no longer indicated for purgative use (bowel cleansing) due to a risk for OSP kidney damage, while stressing oral sodium phosphate products in general remain safe for use as a laxative.
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Warnings Sounded About Oral Sodium Phosphates
August 3, 2009. By Heidi Turner.
Tacoma, WA Patients who used an oral sodium phosphate (OSP) such as Visicol, OsmoPrep or Fleet Phospho-soda prior to a colonoscopy may be at an increased risk of kidney damage. A box warning from the FDA notes that when such products are used to prepare bowels for a colonoscopy patients face a risk of acute phosphate nephropathy. The same risk does not appear to apply when the OSPs are used as a laxative.
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Oral Sodium Phosphates Linked to Kidney Damage
July 25, 2009. By Heidi Turner.
St. Louis, MO If you took an oral sodium phosphate (OSP) to clean your bowels prior to a colonoscopy and have developed kidney damage, there is a chance your health problems are linked to the use of the OSP. In 2008, certain oral sodium phosphates, including OsmoPrep and Visicol were given a black box warning, the highest warning required by the FDA, alerting patients to the risk of kidney damage.
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Federal OSP Lawsuits Consolidated to Northern Ohio
July 13, 2009. By Gordon Gibb.
Lynchburg, VA While a multidistrict order has been issued for 38 oral sodium phosphate (OSP) lawsuits for centralization to Northern Ohio, the manufacturer of phospho soda that has been linked to osp kidney damage in the context of colonoscopy maintains its product is safe.
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A Close Call with Oral Sodium Phosphates
June 3, 2009. By Jane Mundy.
Missoula, MT In 2005 Mike was scheduled for his third colonoscopy and had taken Oral Sodium Phosphates as instructed by his physician. "I followed directions completely, from the manufacturer's label and my doctor, and took two full bottles of the Fleet Phospho-soda," says Mike. "Everything went fine but in the recovery room I had this tremendous thirst…"
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Oral Sodium Phosphates—a History
June 2, 2009. By Jane Mundy.
Washington, DC: It is necessary for the colon to be free of solid matter to allow a doctor to examine the large colon and part of the small bowel during a colonoscopy. Purgatives (also known as bowel cleansers) such as oral sodium phosphates, which were readily available over-the-counter until recently, are generally administered to clear out the bowels and patients would alter their diet for up to 3 days before the procedure.
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- Oral Sodium Phosphate Products: Prescription Only By Jane Mundy (May-20-09)
- Oral Sodium Phosphates: Laxative vs Purgative By Jane Mundy (May-12-09)
- Risks of Oral Sodium Phosphates Known Long Before Health Warning By Gordon Gibb (Apr-30-09)