In order to increase the chances of treatment success, it is important that patients are counseled about their condition and about realistic expectations for interstitial cystitis (IC) treatment.1 The information available here will help you counsel patients about IC and treating their bladder pain symptoms with ELMIRON®.

Patient Education Flyer

The flyer provides information to educate patients about IC, multimodal therapy with ELMIRON®, and helpful resources.

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Journey to Relief®

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An e-mail program developed exclusively for patients who
take ELMIRON®. The program delivers valuable patient
materials, including coupons, right to your patient's in-box.

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IC Diet Guide

A handy guide to help your patients make
"IC-smart" meal choices.

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Patient Education Slide Presentation & Invitation

This presentation, available in both PowerPoint and PDF formats, helps educate patients about IC, multimodal therapy with ELMIRON®, and appropriate lifestyle and diet modifications. The accompanying flyer invites patients to learn about IC.

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Downloadable IC Etiology Animation

Download this tool to your desktop to help explain to your patients the etiology of IC and how ELMIRON® is believed to work.
Although the MOA of ELMIRON® is not fully understood, ELMIRON® is thought to adhere to the bladder mucosal lining, preventing potentially irritating solutes in the urine from reaching the bladder wall.

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    Reference:
  1. Kahn BS, Stanford EJ, Mishell DR Jr, Rosenberg MT, Wysocki S. Management
    of patients with interstitial cystitis or chronic pelvic pain of bladder origin: a consensus report. Curr Med Res Opin. 2005;21:509-516.