Reports of renal impairment and kidney failure linked to Invokana (canagliflozin) use come as no surprise, given its mechanism of action, and should have been expected by Janssen Pharmaceutical. Invokana is used to treat type 2 diabetes. It works by … [Read more...]
Counterfeit Extenze Prompts Drug Recall
Two lots of the nutritional supplement tablets Extenze are being voluntarily recalled by Biotab Nutraceuticals, Inc. The two recalled lots are counterfeit products not manufactured, packaged, or distributed by Biotab. They are falsely marked with the … [Read more...]
Family Sues After Woman Dies Following Gastric Bypass
The family of a woman who died two weeks after gastric bypass surgery has filed a lawsuit against her doctors and a Houston, Texas hospital. Freda Brantley, 48, was discharged from the hospital after vertical-banded gastroplasty on June 6, 2005. The … [Read more...]
Kidney Damage / Renal Failure
Renal failure, or when the kidneys fail to function properly, can be physiologically described as a decrease in the rate at which the glomerulus, a tiny structure in the kidney, filters blood to form urine. Kidney failure can generally be classified … [Read more...]
Bowel Cleansing Solution Associated with Renal Insufficiency
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning that the use of oral sodium phosphate (OSP) products for bowel cleansing has, in some patients, caused a rare but serious and potentially fatal form of kidney failure (renal insufficiency) … [Read more...]