Lawsuit for not checking labs
Mesalamine Kidney Failure
Case #95
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28 year old with UC given mesalamine for 8 years by GI doc which the drug caused CKD IV and eventually he got a renal transplant.
Lawsuit filed against GI and PCP for not checking labs in the 8 year period.
Here is the thing: GI was controlling the management of UC with mesalamine. They never checked labs in the interim. The PCP also was not visited for 5 years prior to CKD discovery. In fact CKD was...
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