Surgery News - March 2009 - (Page 3) ENTEREG accelerates GI recovery 1 The first and only FDA-approved agent indicated to accelerate the time to upper and lower GI recovery following partial large or small bowel resection surgery with primary anastomosis • Reduced time to recovery by up to 1 day • Reduced time to discharge order written (DOW)—by approximately 13 to 21 hours Important Safety Information • ENTEREG should be administered with caution to patients receiving more than 3 doses of an opioid within the week prior to surgery. These patients may be more sensitive to ENTEREG and may experience GI side effects (eg, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea) • ENTEREG is not recommended for use in patients with severe hepatic impairment, end-stage renal disease, or in patients undergoing surgery for correction of complete bowel obstruction • ENTEREG is available only to hospitals that enroll in the E.A.S.E. Program. To enroll in the E.A.S.E. Program, the hospital must acknowledge that: –Hospital staff who prescribe, dispense, or administer ENTEREG have been provided the educational materials on the need to limit use of ENTEREG to short-term, inpatient use –Patients will not receive more than 15 doses of ENTEREG –ENTEREG will not be dispensed to patients after they have been discharged from the hospital For more information on the E.A.S.E. Program, contact Adolor Corporation at 1-866-4ADOLOR (1-866-423-6567) or visit www.entereg.com. Please see Brief Summary of Prescribing Information on next page. ENTEREG is a registered trademark and E.A.S.E. is a trademark of Adolor Corporation. © Copyright 2008 Adolor Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. ETG186R0 November 2008 http://www.entereg.com http://www.entereg.com
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