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Fleet Lawsuit: Kidney Failure (Acute Phosphate Nephropathy)

Pritzker Olsen Law Firm is representing a number of clients who have suffered renal failure (kidney failure) after the use of certain Fleet products.  If you are interested in a Visicol or Fleet lawsuit, please fill out our Visicol and Fleet lawsuit Questionnaire.  For additional Fleet lawsuit information, contact Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. toll free at 1-888-377-8900 or fill out the firm's online-consultation form.

Important update: C.B. Fleet Company has announced a voluntary recall of their over-the-counter products Fleet® Phospho-soda® and Fleet® Phospho-soda® EZ-Prep® Bowel Cleansing System. Read about the Fleet recall.

Below is the FDA health alert regarding the Fleet products. 

May 5, 2006 – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning health care professionals and patients that a rare but serious form of kidney failure (acute phosphate nephropathy) has been associated with the use of oral sodium phosphate (OSP) products (e.g., Fleet Phospho-soda solution, Fleet Accu-Prep solution, and Visicol tablets) for bowel cleansing. OSP products are commonly used for bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopy, radiographic procedures, and surgery.  Documented cases of acute phosphate nephropathy include 21 patients who used an OSP solution (such as Fleet Phospho-soda and Fleet ACCU-PREP) and one patient who used OSP tablets (Visicol).

The following is a summary from the FDA:

  • Acute phosphate nephropathy, a type of acute renal failure, is a rare, but serious adverse event associated with oral sodium phosphate bowel cleansing.
  • When acute phosphate nephropathy occurs, renal impairment is often permanent and may require chronic dialysis. Read more about Fleet kidney failure.
  • Individuals at increased risk include:  those of advanced age, those with decreased intravascular volume or kidney disease, and those using medicines that affect renal perfusion or function [diuretics, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), and possibly nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)].

OSP Products (Fleet and Visicol) and Kidney Failure:  Lawyer and Free Consultation
If you have had a colonoscopy, radiological procedure, or surgery and have developed kidney failure,  a lawyer at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A., a nationally-recognized law firm, is available for a free consultation.  You may reach us toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or fill in our online consultation form.  Senior partner Fred Pritzker has over 29 years of experience and focuses his practice on complex product liability cases.  In recognition of his achievements, other lawyers have selected him for inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.  He has written online information on defective medical product lawsuits.  

Source:  Food and Drug Administration Science Background Paper (http://www.fda.gov/)


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