Living with Short Bowel Syndrome

Zorbtive [somatropin (rDNA origin) for injection]

What defines SBS

Why SBS may need specialized treatment

Living with
parenteral nutrition

Zorbtive is the latest treatment advance

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Living with Short Bowel Syndrome

“Time is the most precious gift. Time to just be with the people I love, wherever they are.”

Everyone diagnosed with Short Bowel Syndrome must learn to “live” with a surgically shortened or damaged small intestine.

The challenge of living with SBS can be summarized this way...

Your small intestine normally absorbs about 90% of the fluids and nutrients your body needs to sustain health and life

A shortened or damaged small intestine may no longer be able to absorb the fluids and nutrients your body needs

Getting the fluids and nutrients needed becomes a challenge which doctors often address using parenteral nutrition (PN)

Some facts about SBS...

Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) can be diagnosed at any age

More women than men have SBS, but not by a wide margin

There are an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 adults in the United States living and coping with Short Bowel Syndrome

What defines SBS
Why SBS may need specialized treatment
Living with parenteral nutrition
Zorbtive is the latest treatment advance
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Zorbtive® [somatropin (rDNA origin) for injection] is indicated for the treatment of Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) in patients receiving specialized nutritional support. Optimal management of SBS may include dietary adjustments, enteral feedings, parenteral nutrition, and fluid and micronutrient supplements, as needed.

Some common side effects of Zorbtive treatment include muscle and joint pain, and fluid retention (swelling).

Zorbtive may also cause serious side effects such as inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis), diabetes or
other blood sugar problems, pain, numbness or tingling in the wrist and hand, or increased blood pressure
in the brain. Make sure and talk with your doctor about these side effects.

Do not take Zorbtive if you have any of the following serious medical conditions: open-heart surgery; stomach-area (abdominal) surgery; an accident; breathing problems (respiratory failure); cancer; or, allergy to Zorbtive or other growth hormone medications.

This information is not intended to replace discussions with your healthcare professional.
For additional information about Zorbtive, please read the Zorbtive Patient Information Leaflet
and Zorbtive Full Prescribing Information and talk to your doctor. You can also call SeroCare^SM
toll free at 800-714-2437. Zorbtive is available by prescription only.

This Web site was developed by EMD Serono, Inc. (emdserono.com), makers of Zorbtive, to educate SBS patients
and interested healthcare professionals about this treatment for Short Bowel Syndrome. Zorbtive is exclusively marketed
by Emmaus Medical, Inc. (emmausmedical.com), Tel: 1-877-420-6493.

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