Are you or a family member now experiencing serious side effects after a dialysis treatment in New Mexico using GranuFlo? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a class 1 recall on GranuFlo in June 2012, due to the serious injuries and possible fatalities it may cause. In May 2012, the FDA made it known to doctors and other health care professionals that they needed to monitor their dialysis patients very closely because the dialysates seemed to contain much more alkaline chemicals than they originally expected.
These New Mexico cities are included:
- Albuquerque
- Santa Fe
- Roswell
- Rio Rancho
- Las Cruces
- Farmington
- South Valley
- Hbbs
- Clovis
- Carlsbad
- Gallup
- Alamogordo
- Deming
- Chaparral
Designed to help patients suffering from chronic and acute kidney failure, GranuFlo is a dry concentrate. NaturaLyte, being a liquid concentrate, is diluted with purified water to become the final dialysis solution. Most other acid concentrated products contain mostly acetic acid, however GranuFlo and NaturaLyte contain both acetic acid plus sodium acetate. The patient’s tissue/liver then concerts the sodium acetate into bicarbonate. Unfortunately, when these are mixed incorrectly, the risk for bicarbonate overdosing is high.
There have been many reported side effects of GranuFlo including:
- Irregular heartbeats
- Cardiopulmonary arrest
- Heart attack
- Low blood pressure
- Metabolic alkalosis
- Low potassium in the blood
- Excessive amounts of carbon dioxide in the blood
- Stroke
- Death
Because of the manufacturers, Fresnius Medical Care, had failed to warn anyone of the increased risks when using their products, many have came forward with a legal claim to file against them. If you are suffering from side effects from GranuFlo or NaturaLyte, you may be eligible to gain financial compensation for any pain, suffering, or medical expenses it may have caused you.
FRESENIUS DIALYSIS CENTERS IN NEW MEXICO:
If you or a loved one is suffering from side effects of GranuFlo or NaturaLyte after receiving dialysis treatment at any of the following treatment centers in New Mexico, talk to a lawyer today.
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE ALAMOGORDO (2578 MEDICAL DR ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE CARLSBAD (902 W PIERCE ST CARLSBAD, NM 88220)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE CENTRAL NEW MEXICO KIDNEY CENTER (2800 PALMILLA RD LOS LUNAS, NM 87031)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEMING (814 W ADOBE DR DEMING, NM 88030)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE GIBSON (5400 GIBSON BLVD SE ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87108)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE GIBSON HOME DIALYSIS (5400 GIBSON BLVD SE SUITE #100 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87108)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE LAS CRUCES (3875 FOOTHILLS RD LAS CRUCES, NM 88011)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOBBS (2827 N DAL PASO ST HOBBS, NM 88240)