OsmoPrep is a drug that is prescribed to patients prior to undergoing a colonoscopy. It is made of sodium biphosphate and sodium phosphate, both of which are manufactured by the body naturally. The purpose of doctors prescribing OsmoPrep is to clear out the bowels so exploratory diagnostic work can be performed. When OsmoPrep works at it should, it brings water into the colon to help cleanse it. OsmoPrep comes in the form of a pill.
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Laxatives Linked To Kidney Damage Says FDA, Osmoprep Lawsuits Follow
In December 2008 the FDA issued a warning to consumers about acute phosphate nephropathy, a type of kidney failure caused by medication. The medication is associated with oral sodium phosphate products (OSP) for bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopy or other procedures.
These products include the medications, Visicol and OsmoPrep, and OSP’s 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 kidney failure caused by medication.
Chronic kidney failure and treatment options
According to the Mayo Clinic, chronic kidney failure is the gradual loss of kidney function. Your kidneys filter wastes and excess fluids from your blood which are then excreted in your urine. During chronic kidney failure, dangerous levels of fluid and waste can accumulate in the body.
In the early stages of chronic kidney failure there are few signs or symptoms. Chronic kidney failure may not become apparent until your kidney function is significantly impaired.
OsmoPrep and the two different types of kidney failure
OsmoPrep was licensed in 2006 by the FDA, and then in 2008 a box warning was issued in regards the potential risks of kidney failure. There are 2 types of kidney failure, chronic and acute. Let’s look at what each of these entail.
OsmoPrep and kidney failure linked
OsmoPrep is a product used before a colonoscopy. It was licensed in 2006 by the US Food and Drug Administration. Basically the drug allows doctors to get a better view of the colon by inducing loose bowels. Two years after OsmoPrep was approved, the FDA publicly announced the addition of a black box warning of kidney damage to the labeling of these products.
Call us at 1-800-810-3457 if you took OsmoPrep and developed kidney failure.
Woman petitions FDA to remove OsmoPrep from the market
OsmoPrep is a product used before a colonoscopy. It was licensed in 2006 by the US Food and Drug Administration. Basically the drug allows doctors to get a better view of the colon by inducing loose bowels. Two years after OsmoPrep was approved, the FDA publicly announced the addition of a black box warning of kidney damage to the labeling of these products.
Call us at 1-800-810-3457 if you took OsmoPrep and developed kidney problems.
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