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Florastor®
Easier for facilities
Better for patients1
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Improved Care
Randomized clinical trials have shown that Florastor:
• Reduces the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD)
• Reduces the risk of recurrent C. difficile infection1, 2
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Greater Savings
• Reducing AAD means you'll save on incontinence care
• Dosing at the same time as antibiotics reduces staff time3
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Convenient Packaging
• Individually barcoded blister pack makes administration easy
• Value-size 500-count bottle saves you money
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Florastor is the ONLY probiotic with Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745®
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1. Surawicz CM, et al. 2000. The search for a better treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile disease: use of high dose vancomycin combined with S. boulardii. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2000;31(4):1012-1017. doi:10.1086/318130 2. Szajewska H, Kołodziej M. Systematic review with meta-analysis: Saccharomyces boulardii in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2015;42(7):793-801. doi:10.1111/apt.13344. 3. Can M et al. Prophylactic Saccharomyces boulardii in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea: A prospective study. Medical Science Monitor. 2006;12(4):2004-2007.
Warning:
Do not use Florastor (Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745) probiotics in the acute care setting, especially in those individuals with open arterial and venous access required (such as Vascath, Permcath, or AV fistula). Do not use for any individual with a central line or port or in the surroundings of any patient with a central line or port. Central lines include short- and long-term central venous catheters (CVCs) and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs). Do not use Florastor for pre- or post- organ or bone marrow transplant patients and other patients considered severely immunocompromised or critically ill. Do not use Florastor probiotics if allergic to any components (especially yeast). Note: Florastor contains lactose that is sourced from milk.
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