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Colonoscopy
Fleet Phospho-Soda Recalled
January 3rd, 2009
An over the counter drug used to cleanse the bowel before colonoscopy was recalled last week because of serious side effects including destruction of the kidneys. The product, Fleet Phospho-Soda, made by C.B. Fleet, Co., of Virginia, is involved in product liability lawsuits around the country. The law firm of Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Shkolnik & McCartney, LLP, has filed suit on behalf of a number of patients with kidney damage who used Fleet's product. Fleet's recall followed the release of a Safety Alert by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warning consumers not to use over-the-counter laxatives, including Fleet's, in preparation for a colonoscopy due...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-01-03)
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