OsmoPrep, a prescription medication (tablet) manufactured by Salix Pharmaceuticals and used prior to colonoscopies has been linked to serious, life-threatening kidney injuries and/or kidney failure. These kidney problems are also known as acute phosphate nephropathy.
OsmoPrep Lawsuit Update: The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) required the manufacturers of OsmoPrep to add the strongest warning(s) of the increased risk of OsmoPrep induced acute phosphate nephropathy.
If you or a loved one have used OsmoPrep and subsequently developed a form of kidney injury, kidney failure or acute phosphate nephropathy, you should contact our law firm immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a OsmoPrep lawsuit and our lawyers can help.
Overview: Acute Phosphate Nephropathy
The FDA has reported that they have received more than 20 reports of acute phosphate nephropathy among patients taking the bowel-cleansing drugs including OsmoPrep.
Phosphate nephropathy consists of damage to the kidneys caused by the formation of phosphate crystals within the renal tubules, damaging the nephron, and can cause acute renal failure.
It frequently occurs following the ingestion of oral sodium phosphate solution (OsmoPrep) for bowel cleansing prior to a colonoscopy. The risk of this complication is increased with age, dehydration, or in the presence of hypertension or if the patient is taking an ACE inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker. Other agents used for bowel preparation (e.g. magnesium citrate or PEG-3350 & electrolyte-based purgatives such as Colyte or Golytely) do not carry this risk.
When a kidney damaged by phosphate nephropathy is biopsied, the pathological findings are typical of nephrocalcinosis: diffuse tubular injury with calcium phosphate crystal deposition.
How to File an OsmoPrep Lawsuit
Our OsmoPrep law firm is committed to the passionate representation of the victims of OsmoPrep induced kidney injuries.
Again, if you or a loved one have used OsmoPrep and subsequently developed a form of kidney injury, kidney failure or acute phosphate nephropathy, you should contact our law firm immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a OsmoPrep lawsuit and our lawyers can help.
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