Fleet Phospho-soda Prep Recall
When it is used at higher doses for colonoscopy prep, Fleet Phospho-soda can cause a form of kidney damage.
- Fleet Phospho-soda is an oral sodium phosphate solution commonly used to relieve constipation or as a bowel cleanser prior to a colonoscopy. When it is used at higher doses for colonoscopy prep, it can cause a form of kidney damage known as acute phosphate nephropathy. In December 2008, a Fleet Phospho-soda prep recall was issued due to the risk of kidney problems.
- Over 150 people have filed a Fleet Phospho-soda lawsuit after suffering a kidney injury during the days after their procedure.
- Within a few hours to 21 days after a colonoscopy or colon surgery where Fleet Phospho-soda or another oral sodium phosphate product was used for bowel prep, symptoms may develop like fluid retention, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, muscle twitching and seizures.
- The risk of acute phosphate nephropathy from Fleet Phospho-soda is greater among those who are over 55 years old, those who suffer from dehydration, kidney disease, acute colitis or delayed bowel emptying, and those who are taking medications that affect the kidney, like fluid pills, blood pressure, heart failure or kidney failure drugs.
- Fleet Phospho-soda was an over-the-counter product which was safely used for a number of years as a laxative. However, during the 1990s, the manufacturer began marketing the product for use at double doses to cleanse the bowels as part of a colonoscopy prep. Double doses of Fleet Phospho-soda were never approved by the FDA or determined to be safe, and could lead to:
- Acute Phosphate Nephropathy also referred to as Acute Nephrocacinosis
- Kidney Damage or Renal Disease
- Dialysis
- Kidney Transplant
- Death
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