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Los Angeles Times, 12/12/08: C.B. Fleet recalls bowel cleansing solutions after FDA warning

C.B. Fleet said it would recall its Fleet Phospho-soda and Fleet Phospho-soda EZ-Prep Bowel Cleansing System used to clear the bowels before a colonoscopy. The decision was made because the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that this class of drugs should be available only by prescription, Fleet said.

The Washington Post, 12/11/08: FDA Puts Black-Box Warning on Bowel-Cleansing Drugs

Two prescription drugs used to cleanse the bowel before a colonoscopy may cause kidney damage, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.

Reuters, 12/11/08: UPDATE 1-US FDA warns of kidney damage in bowel cleansers

Some sodium-based bowel cleansing products used before colonoscopies can cause kidney damage and must carry a stern warning on the packaging, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.

Newsobserver Raleigh Durham, 12/12/08: Bowel Cleaners Tied to Kidney Injury

The Food and Drug Administration Thursday ordered new warnings on prescription bowel cleansers marketed by Salix Pharmaceuticals, a Morrisville company that specializes in gastrointestinal treatments.

NBC Philadelphia, 12/11/08: FDA to Colon Meds: You Blow

The Food and Drug Administration has received reports of a rare but serious form of kidney failure among patients taking prescription drugs used to cleanse the bowel before colonoscopies.

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