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Drug Labeling Updates – September 2025

jferrari — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:15:12 +0000

Drug Labeling Updates – September 2025 jferrari Sun, 10/05/2025 - 20:15

To help ensure patient safety, a Coram clinician may notify a patient and/or their physician of these labeling updates when appropriate.

Drug Name	Active Ingredient	Supplement Date	Database Updated
INFLECTRA	INFLIXIMAB-DYYB	09/03/2025	09/05/2025
RYBREVANT	AMIVANTAMAB-VMJW	09/03/2025	09/08/2025
SKYRIZI	RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA	09/03/2025	09/05/2025
SKYRIZI	RISANKIZUMAB-RZAA	09/03/2025	09/05/2025
VIGAFYDE	VIGABATRIN	09/03/2025	09/05/2025
GATTEX KIT	TEDUGLUTIDE RECOMBINANT	09/05/2025	09/10/2025
SUSVIMO	RANIBIZUMAB	09/05/2025	09/10/2025
EPKINLY	EPCORITAMAB-BYSP	09/11/2025	09/15/2025
LUPRON DEPOT	LEUPROLIDE ACETATE	09/10/2025	09/12/2025
LUPRON DEPOT	LEUPROLIDE ACETATE	09/10/2025	09/12/2025
LUPRON DEPOT	LEUPROLIDE ACETATE	09/10/2025	09/12/2025
RETIN-A MICRO	TRETINOIN	09/10/2025	09/12/2025

^{Reference: Drug Safety-related Labeling Changes (SrLC) (fda.gov)}

^{This article contains references to brand-name prescription drugs that are trademarks or registered trademarks of pharmaceutical manufacturers not affiliated with Coram.}

Smarter packing materials. Smaller footprint.

jferrari — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:53:44 +0000

Smarter packing materials. Smaller footprint. jferrari Tue, 09/30/2025 - 13:53

You may have noticed that your infused or injectable medication came in new packaging. We're excited to share why we made the change and how it makes things easier for you. Please see below for answers to frequently asked questions.

1. Why is Coram changing its packaging materials?

Coram is dedicated to supporting the company’s sustainability objectives to ensure that we responsibly manage our operations’ impacts, including reducing plastic use and waste.

At the same time, feedback from patients highlighted challenges with the bulky, non-recyclable packaging we’ve traditionally used for their shipments.

This update to packaging helps improve the patient experience by enhancing accessibility and convenience for our patients, while also supporting our sustainability goals, and continued commitment to excellence in both clinical care and patient experience.

2. What’s different about the new packaging?

The new packaging uses wood and paper-based insulation. It’s compact, durable, and designed to maintain the temperature integrity of medication – and has been tested to perform better than current packaging.

We believe this new packaging will improve our patients’ experience by prioritizing accessibility and convenience, while supporting our sustainability objectives to ensure that we responsibly manage our operations’ impacts, including reducing plastic use and waste. Because the new packaging is compact and durable, it is easier to handle and breaks down with minimal effort, even for patients with mobility challenges.

3. Is the new packaging safe for temperature-sensitive medication?

Yes. The new packaging has been rigorously tested to perform better than current packaging. It adheres to our strict quality performance standards in maintaining temperature control during transit.

Patients will continue to receive their medications safely and reliably.

4. Can the new packaging materials be recycled?

Yes. Because our new packaging features wood and paper-based insulation, most of the packaging materials can be easily disposed of, recycled, or even composted, and it reduces our overall use of plastic in packaging.

5. Will this change affect how patients receive medication?

No. Patients will continue to receive their medication and supplies as usual. The only change is the packaging materials, which are now more sustainable and easier to handle.

6. Will this change increase the cost of medication or delivery?

No. There is no additional cost to patients. This change is part of Coram’s commitment to sustainability and improving the patient experience without impacting patient out-of-pocket expense.

7. What should patients do with the packaging after they unpack their medication?

Patients can recycle or compost most of the materials. The packaging is designed to break down easily and reduce waste.

Paper-based insulation, box and corrugated insert (if included) can be recycled or composted in home or commercial composting mechanisms.
Gel packs (if included) – fully non-toxic and can be disposed of in regular trash. Do not pour gel down drains.
Outer plastic – may be disposed of in regular trash or recycled as you would with plastic bags
Inner fiber - can be recycled or composted at home or in commercial composting mechanisms (counts as “brown material’), used as mulch, or repurposed for pet bedding or craft projects.

Patient-reported Positive Outcomes Upon Initiation of Teduglutide Therapy

jferrari — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:01:56 +0000

Patient-reported Positive Outcomes Upon Initiation of Teduglutide Therapy

Sarah Carter, RD, LDN, CNSC and Ruth Fisher, RDN, LD, CNSC

jferrari Tue, 02/04/2025 - 12:01

4436351_CRM_75-70257A_AspenConfPoster_2025 AV.pdf

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The purpose of this study is to provide details regarding patients receiving teduglutide and their perceived benefits to therapy.

Patient-reported Positive Outcomes Upon Initiation of Teduglutide Therapy

An update from your Coram team

jferrari — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:34:48 +0000

An update from your Coram team

October 2024

jferrari Tue, 10/29/2024 - 17:34

You may have heard that Coram is changing our infusion service offerings, and we want to provide information about what this means for patients and healthcare providers.

What’s changing

We are discontinuing infusion services for antibiotics, inotropic medications, and other acute home infusion therapies. Effective October 8, 2024, new patient referrals for these acute infusion treatments are no longer being accepted.

Coram will continue providing specialty pharmacy and infusion services for specialty medications, total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and enteral nutrition. We will continue to accept new patient referrals for these services. Also, we will continue to provide infusion nursing services nationwide, offering our patients who receive specialty medication infusions and TPN with excellent care options in an infusion suite or in the comfort of their home.

Patients receiving specialty medications, TPN, and enteral nutrition will be managed by our three national hub pharmacies in Mendota Heights, MN, Malvern, PA and San Diego, CA, which can dispense to our patients across the country. We plan to close 29 regional pharmacies over the coming months.

Patients currently receiving care

Most patients currently receiving specialty medication infusion services, enteral nutrition or TPN services will continue their care with Coram. These services will be managed from our three pharmacy hubs, or by our sister company, CVS Specialty. There may be instances where we will need to transfer the patient to another service provider because of insurance requirements.

Most patients receiving acute infusion services are expected to finish their infusion therapy before pharmacies close, and in those instances, nothing will change for them. In some cases, acute infusion therapy patients may need to transfer to another service provider due to the length of their therapy.

In all instances where a pharmacy is closing or a patient’s care needs to be transitioned, we have a comprehensive patient safety plan in place. The local Coram pharmacy team will contact patients and their doctor directly in the next few weeks, and work to transition care to another provider in the area. Continuation of care is of utmost importance.

Questions

If you are a patient and have questions, please contact your local Coram pharmacy team or call the phone number listed on your Coram prescriptions.

If you are a prescriber and have questions, please call your Coram sales representative or your local Coram pharmacy team.

Coram can help your patients that need tube feeding therapy

akeidel — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:42:50 +0000

Coram can help your patients that need tube feeding therapy akeidel Wed, 10/11/2023 - 11:42

2432022_CORM_dkSF_75-60129A_EnteralQuickCheck_231012_7a WCAG.pdf

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Coram has access to comprehensive tube feeding therapy for patients across the lifespan. Our team of experienced specialists helps ensure that patients get around-the-clock tube feeding therapy at home.

Following this tube feeding check list when submitting referrals can help ensure patients get on tube feeding therapy faster.

To refer your patient:

Call 1-877-936-6874 | Fax: 1-800-693-7322 or 1-866-202-7319*

_{Coram CVS Specialty® Infusion Services.}

_{*Fax number available in CA, FL, IL, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, NJ, OH, PA, TX, VA and WV.}

Tube Feeding Quick Check

Formula supply shortages that are impacting home enteral nutrition

lsantos — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:42:02 +0000

Formula supply shortages that are impacting home enteral nutrition lsantos Mon, 03/27/2023 - 14:42

Leading manufacturers of enteral formula are experiencing supply chain challenges leading to shortages of certain enteral products. It’s likely that the industry will continue to experience shortages through late fall of 2023.

The availability of products has been shifting from day to day. Some of the large manufacturers provide weekly letters outlining the products experiencing supply challenges and anticipated dates of recovery. Actual product availability will vary across homecare providers and distributors and is subject to change.

How will Coram assist patients who need one of these products?

At Coram, we’re dedicated to supporting enteral consumers and their caregivers. Our collaborations with our suppliers and manufacturers help us to manage stock levels of items daily. If a supply shortage impacts the reliability and predictability of certain items, we will work with the patient, their caregivers and their health care provider to identify and offer other options. Coram will continue to track and obtain additional stock as it becomes available.

How can you help as the ordering provider?

Indicate “or equivalent” or “substitutions allowed” on the enteral prescription. This will give our dietitians more flexibility to offer nutritionally comparable products often without waiting for new prescriptions to help ensure patients get the enteral therapy they need without a delay.
Set expectations with your patients that the availability of their formula may vary over the coming months, and that they may be provided another formula that is nutritionally comparable.
If your patient has allergies or limits that keep them from safely using another product, please provide this information to the home enteral provider. Discuss an emergency backup plan for nutrition in the case of a formula shortage.

Share this FAQ resource with your patients to help address their questions about enteral formula product shortages.

Hypoallergenic free amino acid formula utilization and home enteral nutrition formula selection shifts related to supply chain shortages

jferrari — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:23:52 +0000

Hypoallergenic free amino acid formula utilization and home enteral nutrition formula selection shifts related to supply chain shortages jferrari Mon, 02/27/2023 - 10:23

Hypoallergenic FAA formula utilization and home enteral nutrition formula selection shifts-WCAG.pdf

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The purpose of this study was to determine what category was most prescribed and ordered as an alternative to free amino acid (FAA) formulas during a recent supply chain shortage, as well as determine what formula was used by those with the most common diagnoses seen.

Hypoallergenic free amino acid formula utilization and home enteral nutrition formula selection shifts related to supply chain shortages

Feed-and-flush pump set usage for enteral nutrition in homecare

jferrari — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:11:03 +0000

Feed-and-flush pump set usage for enteral nutrition in homecare jferrari Mon, 02/27/2023 - 10:11

Feed-and-flush pump set usage for enteral nutrition in homecare-WCAG.pdf

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The purpose of this study is to identify key characteristics of a homecare population for one national provider who use a dual pump bag set feed-and-flush system for enteral feeding and water flushing.

Feed-and-flush pump set usage for enteral nutrition in homecare

Caregivers Day is February 16th

jferrari — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:55:09 +0000

Caregivers Day is February 16th jferrari Wed, 02/15/2023 - 08:55

If you help take care of someone who’s sick, you’re a caregiver. And you’re not alone. About one in five Americans help care for a family member or friend with long-term health conditions.¹ Many caregivers also work full-time and have their own families who need them.

Caring for someone you love can be rewarding. But it’s hard to balance being a caregiver with work and family life. Over time, all of the juggling can add stress, affecting your emotional and physical well-being. So, take the time to take care of yourself, too. You have to rest and recharge if you expect to be at your best as a caregiver.

January 12 is National Pharmacist Day

akeidel — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 01:42:31 +0000

January 12 is National Pharmacist Day

Thanking pharmacists, including our own, for their hard work and dedication

akeidel Fri, 01/06/2023 - 20:42

Every day, Coram pharmacists play a critical role in delivering clinical excellence and improving outcomes for our infusion patients. The value they provide to our patients and colleagues is second to none.

They ensure patients understand their treatment plans, receive therapies safely and effectively, and continuously monitor and assess patient progress to ensure they stay on the course to wellness. The rapport our pharmacists build with physicians, health care providers, and care coordination teams improves the patient experience, helping place them on the road to improved health and renewed spirit.

We are thankful for our pharmacists' commitment, and for keeping patient care at the heart of all they do. They truly inspire trust and deliver on our promise to provide exceptional care.

Learn more about our pharmacists' dedication to quality