If you are eligible to receive your Pertzye prescription through the patient assistance program, your medication will be free. We charge a flat monthly service fee of $49 per medication to cover the cost of our services. Am I eligible for Pertzye patient assistance?
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What are the risks of taking pertzye?
There is theoretical risk of viral transmission with all pancreatic enzyme products including PERTZYE. Exercise caution when administering pancrelipase to a patient with a known allergy to proteins of porcine origin. Most common adverse reactions (≥10%) are: diarrhea, dyspepsia, and cough.
Is there any risk of viral transmission with pertzye?
There is theoretical risk of viral transmission with all pancreatic enzyme products including PERTZYE. Exercise caution when administering pancrelipase to a patient with a known allergy to proteins of porcine origin. The most common adverse reactions (≥10% of patients treated with PERTZYE) are diarrhea, dyspepsia, and cough.
What is pertzye used to treat?
Indication. PERTZYE ® (pancrelipase) is indicated for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency due to cystic fibrosis or other conditions. Limitation of Use: PERTZYE is not interchangeable with other pancrelipase products.
Where can I get pertzye for free?
Free supply of PERTZYE is provided by Digestive Care, Inc. PERTZYE is shipped directly to patients and may also be available at doctor’s office. Fibrosing colonopathy is associated with high-dose use of pancreatic enzyme replacement.
Can you take Pertzye with other enzymes?
Take PERTZYE capsules exactly as your doctor tells you. You should not switch PERTZYE with any other pancreatic enzyme product without first talking with your doctor. Don’t take more capsules in a day than the number your doctor tells you to take (total daily dose).
Can you crush Pertzye?
PERTZYE capsules should be swallowed whole. Do not crush or chew the PERTZYE capsules or their contents, and do not hold the capsule or capsule contents in your mouth.
Is Pertzye safe for children?
PERTZYE capsules contain a mixture of digestive enzymes, including lipases, proteases, and amylases, from pig pancreas. PERTZYE is safe and effective in children and adults when taken as prescribed by your doctor. Click here to read the Full Prescribing Information and Medication Guide before you start taking PERTZYE.
How to administer Pertzye?from drugs.com
Pertzye should be administered to infants immediately prior to each feeding, using a dosage of 4,000 lipase units (one capsule) per 120 mL of formula or per breast-feeding. Contents of the capsule may be mixed with approximately 10 mL of soft acidic food with a pH of 4.5 or less, (e.g., applesauce). Contents of the capsule may also be administered directly to the mouth. Administration should be followed by breast milk or formula. Do not mix contents of the capsule directly into formula or breast milk as this may diminish efficacy. Care should be taken to ensure that the Pertzye microspheres are not crushed or chewed or retained in the mouth, to avoid irritation of the oral mucosa [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].
What is PERTZYE?from pertzyecares.com
PERTZYE is used to treat people who can’t digest food normally because their pancreas does not make enough enzymes. PERTZYE microspheres (in varying sizes) protect and carry pancreatic enzymes (lipase, amylase, protease) and bicarbonate to the duodenum to help you better digest food.
How to give Pertzye to infant?from drugs.com
Giving Pertzye capsule contents directly into your infant’s mouth: 1. Carefully open the Pertzye capsule by grasping and slightly squeezing both ends of the capsule and then twisting and pulling the capsule apart.
What is the primary efficacy endpoint of Pertzye?from drugs.com
The primary efficacy endpoint was the mean difference in coefficient of fat absorption (CFA) between Pertzye and placebo treatment . The CFA was determined by a 72-hour stool collection during both treatments, when both fat ingestion and excretion were measured.
What are the side effects of Pertzye?from drugs.com
The most common side effects of Pertzye include: diarrhea. upset stomach (indigestion) cough. Other possible side effects: Pertzye and other pancreatic enzyme products are made from the pancreas of pigs, the same pigs people eat as pork.
How many lipase units per 120 ml?from drugs.com
One dosing strength option: 4,000 USP lipase units per 120 mL of formula or per breastfeeding. It’s important to give your baby PERTZYE right before each feeding of formula or breast milk!
What is Pertzye for cystic fibrosis?from pertzyecares.com
A treatment for EPI due to cystic fibrosis that offers flexibility in dosing and delivery options. To help you start and stay on PERTZYE from infancy to adulthood, PERTZYE offers flexibility in dosing options for managing EPI due to CF.
How many states does Transition Pharmacy work in?
Transition Pharmacy participates with all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and US territories.
Does Pertzye come from Transition Pharmacy?
Your doctor has sent your Pertzye® prescription to Transition Pharmacy to be filled through the Pertzye® Care Program. Under this program, a patient advocate will work to fill your Pertzye® prescription at the lowest possible price, with the added convenience of home delivery and the assurance that Pertzye® is in stock.
What is Pertzye formulated for?
PERTZYE® (pancrelipase) is formulated to contain pancreatic enzymes buffered with bicarbonate for nutrient absorption that gives your patients the opportunity to thrive. 1-4
What is a Pertzye microsphere?
PERTZYE microspheres are uniquely formulated to contain pancreatic enzymes with a bicarbonate buffer to simulate normal pancreatic digestive function in CF patients with EPI. 1-4
How much lipase is needed for fibrosing colonopathy?
Exercise caution when doses of PERTZYE exceed 2,500 lipase units/kg body weight per meal (or greater than 10,000 lipase units/kg body weight per day).
Can you chew Pertzye?
To avoid irritation of oral mucosa, do not chew PERTZYE or retain in the mouth. Hyperuricemia may develop. Consider monitoring uric acid levels in patients with hyperuricemia, gout, or renal impairment. There is theoretical risk of viral transmission with all pancreatic enzyme products including PERTZYE.
How to take Pertzye?
Don’t take more capsules in a day than the number your doctor tells you to take (total daily dose). Always take PERTZYE with a meal or snack and plenty of fluid. If you eat a lot of meals or snacks in a day, be careful not to go over your total daily enzyme dose. PERTZYE capsules should be swallowed whole. Do not crush or chew the PERTZYE capsules or their contents, and do not hold the capsule or capsule contents in your mouth. Read the Medication Guide for instructions on how to take PERTZYE if you have trouble swallowing capsules.
Why is Pertzye used for people who can't digest food?
PERTZYE is a prescription medicine used to treat people who can’t digest food normally because their pancreas does not make enough enzymes due to cystic fibrosis or other conditions. PERTZYE capsules contain a mixture of digestive enzymes, including lipases, proteases, and amylases, from pig pancreas.
Can Chiesi be reimbursed by insurance?
Patients, pharmacists, and prescribers cannot seek reimbursement from health insurance or any third party for any part of the benefit received by the patient through this offer. Chiesi reserves the right to rescind, revoke, or amend this offer, eligibility, and terms of use at any time without notice.
Does Chiesi CareDirect have a cost?
For patients who meet the financial and other eligibility requirements of the Chiesi CareDirect Patient Assistance Program, you may be eligible to receive your medication at no cost .*
Can you take Pertzye with other enzymes?
Take PERTZYE capsules exactly as your doctor tells you. You should not switch PERTZYE with any other pancreatic enzyme product without first talking with your doctor. Don’t take more capsules in a day than the number your doctor tells you to take (total daily dose).
