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Lawsuits citing kidney injury from OsmoPrep commence
Lawsuits began last month for four people who say the prescription bowel cleanser OsmoPrep caused them kidney damage that resulted in dialysis. OsmoPrep, made by Salix Pharmaceuticals, is a type of laxative called oral sodium phosphate, or OSP, used to
Take your health into your own hands; Don’t use OSP products
One of the hottest topics in nephrology over the past few years has been the epidemiologic and histopathologic studies that suggest a link between oral sodium phosphate (OSP) colonoscopy preparations and a serious form of kidney injury known as acute
Virtual colonoscopy shows promising results
A study by a group of Italian researchers shows that virtual colonoscopies that use computer tomography scans are almost as effective at detecting tumors and precancerous lesions as standard colonoscopies, which requires threading a camera through the colon. The study,
Lawsuits mount against maker of over-the-counter bowel cleanser
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) black box warning on oral sodium phosphates (OSPs) came late last year, but as early as 2003, doctors were beginning to make the link between OSP pills and solutions used to clear the bowel
Oprah, Oz sue colon cleanse company over false advertising
Internet commercials for colon cleansing products featuring the images, names and voices of Oprah Winfrey and her friend Dr. Oz are a hoax, says Winfrey and Oz, and they have filed a lawsuit in New York Federal Court to take
Canada orders makers of common OTC laxatives to re-label
Health Canada has ordered manufacturers of over-the-counter oral sodium phosphates (OSP), such as Fleet Phospho-Soda, to either re-label the products to remove any mention of bowel cleansing, or remove the products completely from the Canadian market.
Colorectal cancer rates rise among young adults
While overall colorectal cancer rates are steadily decreasing, colorectal cancer rates among younger patients are on the rise, according to data collected from the 13 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer registries nationwide and studied by the American Cancer Society.
OSP products ‘should not be prescribed at all’
A 62-year-old woman preparing for a colonoscopy followed her doctor’s orders and took a large dose of an oral sodium phosphate (OSP) solution to cleanse her bowel before the procedure. It wasn’t an unusual order. Many physicians either prescribe OSP
Recalled over-the-counter OSP products still on shelves in Jamaica
When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a black box warning on prescription oral sodium phosphates (OSP) Visicol and Osmo Prep, medications used to clear the bowel before colonoscopies and other procedures, C.B. Fleet also removed its over-the-counter OSP
Thousands could be injured each year by OSP bowel cleansers
Two studies in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) suggest that at least 50 percent of patients undergoing a screening colonoscopy receive oral sodium phosphates (OSP) to prep their bowel. Which means as many as 7 million
