Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory launches additional 200 kcal/125 mL standard with coffee flavor and tea flavor to ENORAS^Ⓡ Liquid for Enteral Use (for feeding tube and oral administration)

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc. (Head Office: Naruto, Tokushima, Japan; President and Representative Director: Shinichi Ogasawara; "OPF") will launch "ENORAS^® Liquid for Enteral Use, 200 kcal/125 mL standard, coffee flavor and tea flavor" as new items of "ENORAS^® Liquid for Enteral Use (ethical pharmaceutical for feeding tube and oral administration)" on July 6, 2023.

The product is a concentrated (1.6 kcal/mL) polymeric enteric nutrition formula based on the latest nutritional information to efficiently provide nutrients and energy in a small amount. Taking into consideration the nutrition management for patients with low calorie requirements, administration of 900 kcal is designed to meet almost the recommended or standard daily amount of vitamins and trace elements specified in Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese (2020). It also contains carnitine*¹ and choline.*²

For the detailed nutrition management for necessary calories, and as a small amount type to drink up easily, two types of 200 kcal/125 mL standard, coffee flavor and tea flavor, are added to the existing four types of yogurt, apple, coffee, and strawberry flavors of 300 kcal/187.5 mL standard. By providing more flavor options, patients can select and use the product according to their taste and condition. The container is an aluminum pouch which is light and easy to discard, and considering ease of use, we contribute to the improvement of medication adherence.*³

The nutritional management using enteral nutrition formulas often lasts for a long time, and formulas with a small amount, high nutritional value, considering the oral intake, good flavor, and superior convenience are anticipated. We believe that this product will contribute to improving QOL of patients. As the effectiveness of ONS*⁴ as well as tube feeding has been shown in various situations in using enteral nutrition formulas in recent years, the oral intake is considered to increase more. OPF aims to be the best partners of patients and healthcare professionals in the field of clinical nutrition by continuing to provide information and products which are useful for the adequate nutritional management

Based on the corporate philosophy of "Otsuka-people creating new products for better health worldwide," the Otsuka Group is dedicated to contributing to the health of people around the world.

*1 Carnitine: A micronutrient which plays an important role in production of energy by lipid.
*2 Choline: A micronutrient essential for constituting and repairing cell membranes and nervous tissues.
*3 Medication adherence: Appropriate and correct intake of drugs by patients based on the correct understanding of the meanings and effectiveness of medication without discontinuation of intake by inappropriate judgment by themselves.
*4 ONS (oral nutritional supplements): Intake of a small amount of enteral nutrition formula in addition to daily meal when the intake of meal is insufficient due to some diseases.

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