One of the most serious side effects of the dialysis product GranuFlo is the possibility of heart attack. The product, which is a powder form of Naturalyte Acid Concentrate, was commonly used until late June of 2012, at which point it was recalled after an... Read More

Granuflo and Naturalyte are manufactured by Fresenius and are used during dialysis to help those with kidney disease and other kidney issues to rid toxins from their bodies. The products can cause cardiovascular problems, heart attack, dialysis injury, or sudden death. According to a lawsuit... Read More

With the recent FDA recall of the medication GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, it's a good time to look back at how this recall came to pass. Fresenius Medical Care is a German-based company that runs the largest network of dialysis centers in North America, treating as... Read More

The FDA launched an investigation of Fresenius (which runs the country's largest network of kidney dialysis centers) because Fresenius initially warned only doctors in its own network about the risk of dosage mistakes in its acid concentrate products GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, but did not warn... Read More

A new lawsuit against Fresenius Medical Care was filed on July 27, 2012, in the Northern District of Alabama (Southern Division). Arthurine Williams, individually and as next of kin and administrator of the estate of decedent Johnny Williams filed the case with the help of... Read More

On September 15, 2010, an FDA Warning Letter was sent to Fresenius’s CEO after an investigation into the Fresenius facilities and procedures that lasted from June 15, 2010, through August 6, 2010. It addressed the facility’s lack of adequate procedures in dealing with complaints associated... Read More

A Food and Drug Administration safety communication dealing with side effects of the medication Granuflo was released just a month before the agency issued a Class 1 recall for Granuflo and other Naturalyte products. This warned about serious complications such as heart attack that have... Read More

A Class I recall is the most serious kind of recall the FDA can issue. This action typically involves products the agency believes will cause serious medical problems or even death in users. In the case of the Granuflo recall (as well as the recall... Read More