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Visicol Kidney Failure

VISICOL KIDNEY FAILURE LAWSUIT UPDATE: Our law firm is representing people who have developed kidney failure (renal failure) after using Visicol, manufactured by Salix Pharmaceuticals. The specific kidney injury involved is acute phosphate nephropathy.

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Visicol Kidney Failure: Acute Phosphate Nephropathy

Summary of Visicol-associated acute phosphate nephropathy:

  • Acute phosphate nephropathy, a type of acute renal failure, is a rare, but serious adverse event associated with oral sodium phosphate bowel cleansing products, including Visicol.
  • When acute phosphate nephropathy occurs, renal impairment is often permanent and may require chronic dialysis.
  • 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)]. If you were prescribed Visicol when you were at increased risk of developing acute phosphate nephropathy, you may have a medical malpractice case against the prescribing doctor. Read about a medical malpractice lawsuit involving Visicol.

Acute phosphate nephropathy (also called acute nephrocalcinosis) presents as acute renal failure with minimal proteinuria and a bland urine sediment in patients recently exposed to OSP.   Renal biopsy reveals acute and/or chronic renal tubular injury (depending on time to diagnosis) with calcium-phosphate crystal deposition in the distal tubules and collecting ducts and no other pattern of histological injury.  

Bowel cleansing with OSP causes dehydration, decreased intravascular volume, and hyperphosphatemia (due to a large oral phosphate load).   The hyperphosphatemia increases phosphate levels in the renal tubules.   Decreased intravascular volume stimulates reabsorption of water from the renal tubules further increasing the phosphate concentration in renal tubular fluid.   An abnormally high [Ca 2+][PO 4 2-] product in renal tubular fluid causes precipitation of calcium-phosphate crystals in the kidney and the pattern of renal injury described above.

Visicol Lawsuit

Visicol Kidney Failure Lawsuit:
Compensation for Kidney Failure

In a Visicol lawsuit, compensation could include the following:

  • Medical bills
  • Loss of income
  • Emotional distress
  • Disability
  • Loss of quality of life

Our clients who have suffered kidney failure after use of an oral phospho-soda product have suffered enormous harm. We are committed to obtaining the best possible recoveries for them.

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To contact the firm about a Visicol kidney failure lawsuit, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm's free case consultation form. Because there are time limitations for filing lawsuits, please contact our law firm as soon as possible:

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