Elmiron® Drug Usage Linked To Vision Impairment

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Did you or a loved one take Elmiron®? You may be at risk for eye damages including blurred vision, eye pain and seeing dark spots.

Elmiron® Users Experiencing Adverse Vision Side Effects

Elmiron® (pentosan polysulfate sodium) is a medication treatment for interstitial cystitis  (painful bladder syndrome). However, recent studies show that patients with long-term exposure to this drug experience unpleasant vision side effects.

Some long term users of Elmiron® develop forms of maculopathy.  The disease affects the central part of the retina in the eye.  The condition advances at a gradual pace and greatly impairs the vision with the possibility of blindness.

Additional eye damage side effects include:

  • Eye Pain
  • Blurred vision
  • Loss vivid color recognition
  • Reading trouble
  • Line distortion
  • Observe dark spots near vision center

The manufacturer of Elmiron®, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, knew about the eye and vision related issues from a clinical trial, but the manufacture opted not to post the eye issues on the warning label. Therefore, the public had no knowledge of the dangerous potential side effects.

Elmiron® lawsuits are now being filed for clients that took the drug over an extended period of time and now have vision impairments.

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Elmiron® Medical Case Studies

The American Academy of Ophthalmology published an article on how they treated patients for interstitial cystitis using Elmiron between 2015-2017. Six (6) developed pigmentary maculopathy.

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According to the IC Network Report, one of the first case reports appeared in the Journal of Urology in 2018. Dr. William A. Pearce and colleagues wrote that long-term use of the drug led to “injury to the retina and the underlying retinal pigment epithelium.”

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