NDT Advance Access originally published online on May 26, 2005
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2005 20(7):1518-1519; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfh908
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Renal failure following bowel cleansing with a sodium phosphate purgative
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Sir,
Visicol® Tablets (InKine Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.) have been used in >1.2 million patients as a bowel preparation for colonoscopy. To date, InKine Pharmaceuticals has received one report of nephrocalcinosis following use of Visicol®. This case was described by Markowitz et al. in the April 2005 issue of the journal along with 15 cases associated with the use of oral sodium phosphate solution (OSPS, Fleet® Phospho®-Soda, C.B. Fleet). Data
InKine Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. Blue Bell PA 19422 USA Email: kwalker@inkine.com
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