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Embracing the Future: Patricia’s Journey with Severe Eosinophilic Asthma

My name is Patricia and I live in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, a nice small town here. I have a husband and five children and they’re all grown. My biggest hobby is photography. And that stems from my lifelong love of nature and being in the outdoors. Besides that, I love to cook. And we used to be avid horse trail riders for many years and that was our primary leisure activity. We’ve lived here for thirty years and we’re in the process of building the house for our next chapter on the lake. When I was first diagnosed this was by my primary care physician. I’d gone to him because I was having lots of coughing and shortness of breath. I was a soccer coach for six years and I had to do a lot of yelling, loud yelling to be heard across the field. So, that was kind of hard to do just didn’t always have the breath for it.

Steve:

She’s had the asthma problem for as long as I’ve known her. We love to hike in the woods, and we love to horseback ride, but a lot of the times when her asthma flared up, I would have to do things like saddle her horse for her and things like that. It was difficult. She was in the hospital a number of times. There were times where she was very seriously ill. So we were scared.

Julie:

There were a few times before we figured out what exactly was going on that were pretty scary. My most memorable was a hospital stay for… She went in with breathing problems. And it was my prom, my first prom, and we took all of our prom photos in the hospital with mom’s hospital gown in the hospital room.

Liese:

For about a month, she progressively got worse, and I was very concerned. And then, one of the pulmonologists saw that her eosinophils were unbelievably high.

There were a few times before we figured out what exactly was going on that were pretty scary. My most memorable was a hospital stay for… She went in with breathing problems. And it was my prom, my first prom, and we took all of our prom photos in the hospital with mom’s hospital gown in the hospital room.

Patricia:

And then when CINQAIR became available, at that point the doctors said, “I think she would be a good candidate for CINQAIR.”

CINQAIR^® (reslizumab) is a prescription medicine used with other asthma medicines for the maintenance treatment of asthma in people aged 18 years of age and older, whose asthma is not controlled with the current asthma medicines. When added to other medicines for asthma, CINQAIR® helps prevent severe asthma attacks (exacerbations) and can improve your breathing.

CINQAIR^® reduces blood eosinophils, a type of white blood cell that may contribute to your asthma.

CINQAIR^® is not used to treat other problems caused by eosinophils or sudden breathing problems.

CINQAIR^® injection can cause serious allergic reactions, or anaphylaxis. These reactions can happen right after your CINQAIR^® infusion and can cause death. Allergic reactions sometimes do not happen right away. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following:

• •breathing problems
• •paleness
• •flushing
• •skin rash, or hives
• •itching
• •swelling of your face, lips, mouth, or tongue
• •symptoms of low blood pressure such as fainting, dizziness, light headedness, confusion, or fast heartbeat
• •nausea or abdominal discomfort

Please see additional Important Safety Information at the end of this video. Please see Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning, on this website or accompanying this presentation.

Liese:

CINQAIR has made a difference in her quality of life. We went on a trip recently and shopped all day and she wasn’t short of breath, didn’t really have any complaints. So definitely her breathing is definitely better.

Patricia:

I’ve been very lucky throughout any of my difficulties, I’ve had the support of my husband and my daughters.

Steve:

Now that they’ve added CINQAIR to her medication regimen, she has better quality of life, her asthma is under control.

Patricia:

I go in, I get weighed. And that’s a scheduled downtime that I can actually sit and read which I never do, but really would like to. It’s always the same two nurses. I’ve been doing this for over a year and a half so we are friends, and we talk. They’re so nice and so calm and so pleasant. It’s just improved my quality of life in that, I can breathe freely and not have to stop and catch my breath.

Steve:

Yeah, she takes care of me, you know. Even through all her sicknesses, she’s taken care of me. I’m spoiled!

VO:

"CINQAIR^® (reslizumab) injection was studied in people with severe asthma and higher than normal eosinophil levels. CINQAIR provided relief as early as 4 weeks, and as many as 3 in 4 people who added CINQAIR to other asthma medicines did not have an asthma attack for one year. In comparison, about half of people who did not add CINQAIR were free of asthma attacks. Adding CINQAIR also improved breathing and quality of life compared to not adding CINQAIR. Please read the following important safety information about CINQAIR."

Do not receive CINQAIR^® (reslizumab) injection if you are allergic to reslizumab or any of the ingredients in CINQAIR^®. Before receiving CINQAIR^®, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

• •are taking oral or inhaled corticosteroid medicines
• •have or have had cancer, or malignancy
• •have a parasitic, or Helminth infection
• •are pregnant or plan to become pregnant
• •are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed

Do not stop taking your other asthma medicines, including corticosteroids, unless your healthcare provider tells you to.

CINQAIR may cause serious side effects, including:

• •serious allergic reactions, or anaphylaxis
• •abnormal growth of cells or tissue in your body that may or may not be cancer, or malignancy

The most common side effects of CINQAIR include throat pain.

These are not all the possible side effects of CINQAIR.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please see Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning, on this website or accompanying this presentation.

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