Imagine continuously taking a drug to relieve your painful symptoms only to notice eye problems bothering you as you go on taking your medication. You then visit a doctor to have your eyes checked. According to your doctor, you have an eye condition that naturally occurs with age. So unsuspectingly, you continue taking your medicine […]
Millions of Americans take the drug called pentosan polysulfate sodium, popularly known as Elmiron. The prescription drug is meant for treatment of interstitial cystitis (IC). In many cases, the vast majority of Elmiron users are often advised to take increasing doses of the drug for more effective relief of their symptoms. In 2018, however, the […]
Back in December 2020, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) brought together all federally filed Elmiron lawsuits to be transferred to one court in the District of New Jersey for pre-trial proceedings. Now, the New Jersey Supreme Court has been asked by plaintiffs through a multicounty litigation (MCL) application to consolidate all Elmiron […]
If you have interstitial cystitis (IC), you may have been prescribed Elmiron by your doctor. Patients with IC, also known as painful bladder syndrome, experience severe, chronic pain in the pelvic and bladder area. In many cases, patients take Elmiron for a longer period of time. Recently, however, studies have connected the IC medication to […]
Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration or AMD, is a common eye disease affecting more than 10 million Americans. It’s also the leading cause of vision loss in people over age 60 in the U.S. Elmiron is a medication used to treat the symptoms of interstitial cystitis (IC), a painful bladder condition. Evidence […]
A growing body of research links Elmiron to a potentially serious eye disease. In fact, patients who developed a rare eye condition after taking the drug have already filed an Elmiron lawsuit against the bladder medication’s manufacturer. With that said, it’s only natural for patients like you to wonder just how safe it is to take […]
Studies linking Elmiron to several visual side effects had its users looking for other options. Elmiron is a medication prescribed for the treatment of bladder pain and discomfort caused by interstitial cystitis (IC). Despite being a controversial drug, Elmiron is widely prescribed in the United States. The bladder medication has long been caught up in […]
Maculopathy, also referred to as macular degeneration, is any condition or disease of the macula, which is a part of the retina found at the back of our eyes. The macula may only be about 5 mm across, but it is responsible for our central vision, particularly processing clear and finer details of what we […]
Elmiron is a medication used to treat pain or discomfort associated with a bladder disorder known as interstitial cystitis (IC). Elmiron is thought to work by attaching to the mucus lining in order to prevent irritating substances in urine from reaching the bladder wall. Most Elmiron side effects are mild: hair loss, headache, nausea, and […]
The widely prescribed drug, Elmiron, also known as pentosan polysulfate sodium, may cause a wide array of eye damages, according to a new study. Recent studies which supported this may help more people to file an Elmiron Lawsuit. Studies Backing Up the Lawsuit After an initial report last year associated the bladder drug with retinal […]