Yourlawyer.com (Fleet Enema News) http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/fleet_enema Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:49:44 -0800 pixel-app en Bowel Cleansers Get FDA Warning http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/11671 Fri, 05 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/11671
The Food and Drug Administration said in an alert to doctors and patients that it has documented 22 cases of acute phosphate nephropathy, a rare but serious form of kidney failure associated with the use of oral sodium phosphates. The products cleanse the bowel by causing patients to loose large amounts of fluid through bowel movements.

Of the cases, 21 involved patients given solutions such as Fleet Phospho-soda or Fleet Accu-Prep. One patient had taken Visicol tablets. None had taken OsmoPrep tablets, a recently approved oral sodium phosphate product, the FDA said.]]> Colonoscopy preparation may have risks http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/11517 Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/11517
Now some bowel-cleansing products used prior to colonoscopies have been linked to chronic kidney failure, according to Public Citizen, the consumer advocacy organization. It cited recent research published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology showing purgatives containing sodium phosphate are an under-recognized cause of chronic kidney failure in the United States.

Common bowel-cleansing drugs that include sodium phosphate are Visicol, a prescription oral tablet, and the non-prescription product Fleet Phospho-soda. Researchers cite several potential factors that may contribute to the development of kidney problems from sodium phosphate solutions, including inadequate hydration, a history of high blood pressure and the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Researchers from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York reviewed 7,349 kidney biopsies in their facility between January 2000 and December 2004 and found 31 patients who had kidney damage that was consistent with phosphate toxicity.

Two-thirds of them had taken oral phosphate solutions prior to having colonoscopies.

Worst Pills, Best Pills is a monthly newsletter available in print and electronic formats through Public Citizen's Web site, www. WorstPills.org. It bills itself as an "expert, indepedent source for prescription drug information."

Public Citizen warned consumers about the dangers of Vioxx, ephedra, Baycol and Propulsid years before the drugs were pulled from the market.]]> Bowel-cleansing products, kidney failure are linked http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/11494 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/11494
It cited recent research published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology showing bowel-cleansing products containing sodium phosphate are an under-recognized cause of chronic kidney failure in the U.S.

Common bowel-cleansing drugs that include sodium phosphate are Visicol, a prescription oral tablet, and the non-prescription product Fleet Phospho-soda.

Researchers cite several potential factors that may contribute to the development of kidney problems from sodium phosphate bowel-cleansing agents, including inadequate hydration, history of high blood pressure and the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Researchers from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York reviewed all of the kidney biopsies that they received between January 2000 and December 2004 and found 31 patients who had kidney damage that was consistent with phosphate toxicity, 20 of whom took oral phosphate solutions prior to having colonoscopies.]]> Bowel-Cleansing Products Linked to Chronic Kidney Failure http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/11463 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/11463
In a new posting on its WorstPills.org Web site, the Washington, D.C.-based group cites a recent study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology that shows bowel-cleansing products that contain sodium phosphate are an under-recognized cause of chronic kidney failure.

The research listed several factors that may contribute to the development of kidney problems as the result of using bowel cleansing products that contain sodium-phosphate. These include: inadequate hydration; a history of high blood pressure; and the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and Celebrex.

For the study, researchers at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons reviewed all the kidney biopsies received at the facility between January 2000 and December 2004. They identified 31 patients with kidney damage consistent with phosphate toxicity. Of those 31 patients, 20 had taken oral phosphate solutions before a colonoscopy.

Common bowel-cleansing drugs that contain sodium phosphate include the prescription oral tablet Visicol and the non-prescription product Fleet Phospho-soda, Public Citizen said.]]> Certain colonoscopy prep can pose risk http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/11111 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.yourlawyer.com/articles/read/11111
A new study has shown that in rare instances certain popular bowel-cleansing preparations that patients gulp down the day before a colonoscopy can severely damage the kidneys, The New York Times says.

The products are identified as oral preparations made with sodium phosphate, including Visicol tablets, sold by prescription, and over-the-counter solutions like Fleet-Phosphosoda and store-brand versions with the same active ingredients.

A team of doctors from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons reported 21 cases of acute kidney failure from such products, including three that led to permanent dialysis and one to a kidney transplant.

The study appeared in the November issue of The Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

The findings include healthy older people among those who could be at risk.
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Recent research has raised concern that in rare instances, certain bowel-cleansing preparations that patients drink before a procedure can severely damage the kidneys. These products are oral preparations made with sodium phosphate, and they include prescription Visicol tablets and Fleet-Phosphosoda and other over-the-counter versions containing  the same active ingredients.

A team of doctors from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons recently reported 21 cases of acute kidney failure from these products, including three that led to permanent dialysis and one to a kidney transplant. The study appeared in the November 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.  The manufacturer of Fleet-Phosphosoda, C. B. Fleet of Lynchburg, Va., has posted updated guidelines on its website and sent letters to doctors.

Until recently, only certain patients were warned about the risks of these phosphate-based bowel preparations, including those with impaired kidneys or congestive heart failure. The new research broadens the list of people who may be vulnerable to kidney damage to include healthy elderly people, patients with unstable angina, people who have had heart attacks, and anyone who is especially likely to become dehydrated, including people who take certain hypertension drugs and people who don’t drink enough fluid to replenish that lost in bowel cleansing.

In the new study, Dr. Markowitz and his colleagues described the findings from the Columbia renal pathology lab. The lab receives kidney tissue samples from 80 to 90 hospitals in 12 states each day. While looking for a source of the phosphate, the doctors noticed the patients had been prescribed a sodium phosphate solution to drink the night before the exam. The doctors decided to investigate all 7,349 kidney biopsy samples received by the laboratory since 2000, looking for cases of nephrocalcinosis. Dr. Markowitz has seen the medical records of people who were healthy before swallowing a phosphate-based bowel cleanser and are now on dialysis, and he wants to make sure every patient understands the risk.

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