Shire Pharmaceuticals
725 Chesterbrook Boulevard
Wayne, PA 19087
Phone Number: (800) 828-2088/(484) 595-8100
http://www.shire.com/
Company Description
Shire is a leading global specialty biopharmaceutical company that centers its business on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, human genetic therapies, gastrointestinal, and renal diseases. The dedication of Shire’s people helps patients and their families around the globe by providing medicines that make a difference in their lives everyday.
Kidney Care Products and Services
In the United States and 23 other countries, Shire’s FOSRENOL (lanthanum carbonate), a non-calcium phosphate binder, is approved and marketed as a treatment for the management of hyperphosphatemia in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Shire also offers a wide range of educational materials and opportunities for patients, caregivers and the renal care team.
Company Contributions to DPC's Patient Community
Shire strongly supports DPC and its efforts to improve patient care through our efforts to improve patient education concerning the management of hyperphosphatemia. Shire-sponsored support materials serve to empower and educate patients and their families and encourage them to take a more active role in their treatment. Specifically, Shire contributes significant patient education centered on the importance of proper diet and nutrition as well as compliance to a patients’ medical regimen.
Company Contact
Customer Service: 1-800-828-2088
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Patient Resources
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DPC Supplement (October 2007) (Click here
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The content focuses on understanding and treating the effects of high phosphorous in relation to diet and nutrition. A list of high phosphorous food substitutes and a phone number where readers can request a free “Kidney Friendly Comfort Foods” cookbook is also provided within the piece. -
Fosrenol Patient Support Program (Click here)
- Periodic information, tools, stories and support mailed directly to patients and caregivers who choose to enroll.
- The newsletters focus on helping set patient expectations about FOSRENOL, as well as the importance of managing high phosphorus with diet, dialysis and medication. -
All About Binders Educational Sheet (Click here)
A visually descriptive analogy that reflects how phosphate binders work and why they are needed. The goal of this piece is to support renal dietitians in patient education and counseling by providing a more visual approach to their standard message of the need for phosphate binders. -
Kidney Friendly Comfort Foods Cookbook (vol. 1&2) (Click here)
- Both cookbooks, featuring signature recipes from celebrity chef, Katie Lee Joel, provide recipes that are appropriate for patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Volume 2 features recipes that are appropriate for patients that have diabetes as well as chronic kidney disease.
- Cookbooks can be ordered by calling (866)-896-6152 or by going to this web site. -
Puzzles and Games
Patients with chronic kidney disease can use their dialysis time wisely by completing these fun puzzles that also provide important information about diet, dialysis and medication.
1.Kidney-Friendly Foods Crosswords
2.The Kidney-Friendly Fridge
3.Kidney-Friendly Food Maze -
High and Low Phosphorus Foods Educational Sheet(Click here)
Provides substitutes for foods that are high in phosphorus.
