Recalls and Safety Alerts: Renal Failure Associated with Bowel Cleansing Agents
Published by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety June 30th, 2006 in Patient Safety, Regulatory AffairsFDA is notifying healthcare professionals about an association between oral sodium phosphates (OSPs) for bowel cleansing and a type of acute renal failure called acute phosphate nephropathy. These occurrences, which are rare but serious, have been a…