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Drug for painful bladder condition may damage retina in some patients, doctors warn

from CTV News

Drug for painful bladder condition may damage retina in some patients, doctors warn CTV News Imagine having a painful bladder disorder for which there is only one oral drug available — that isn’t even always effective for everyone who takes it — and discovering that it may be toxic enough to also severely damage your eyes. This is the scenario Carrie Gagnon is grappling with. Gagnon has been taking Elmiron, known generically as pentosan polysulfate sodium, for 15 years to mitigate the debilitating pain she was experiencing from interstitial cystitis, or painful bladder syndrome. READ MORE

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