Patient Stories

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Real Stories From Real People

Imagine how you would feel if one day you didn’t feel comfortable in your own skin. These ambassadors
found that their moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis could not be well controlled with their current topical
prescription therapies. Then DUPIXENT was recommended by their doctors.

Adults on DUPIXENT

Find out how these adults adapted to DUPIXENT after dealing with their uncontrolled moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

Videos
Transcript

RACHEL - ACTIVITIES

VO:
DUPIXENT is a prescription medicine used to treat people aged 6 years and older with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema) that is not well controlled with prescription therapies used on the skin (topical), or who cannot use topical therapies. DUPIXENT can be used with or without topical corticosteroids. It is not known if DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with atopic dermatitis under 6 years of age.

Important Safety Information

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Please see additional Important Safety Information throughout this video and adjacent links for Full Prescribing Information.

Individual results with DUPIXENT may vary.

RACHEL:

Hi, I’m Rachel. I like the outdoors. It’s always been a part of my life. Growing up, I was an athlete and played a lot of outdoor sports.

But I live with severe atopic dermatitis, and sometimes the outdoors and my eczema do not go well together. At any time, the heat, the sun, the sweat could lead to flare-ups.

It was hard when my friends would invite me to outdoor activities. Going for a walk, or a backyard BBQ, or a music festival would require me to go through my usual checklist before making a decision.

I’d be thinking, “OK, will my eczema flare up? What should I bring? How long should I stay outside? Should I even go?”

It was like a guessing game having to anticipate what my skin might do.

But now, DUPIXENT is helping me manage my eczema.

I feel I have control over my symptoms. My skin is clearer, and I have less itch.

Of course, everyone’s experience with DUPIXENT is different.

Today, I am able to spend more time outdoors by worrying less about my skin. I still limit my time in the sun, but eczema is not my first thought when I go outside, and that feels great.

Anyway, that’s a piece of my DUPIXENT journey.

Thanks for watching!

Important Safety Information and Indication

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Before using DUPIXENT, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:

have eye problems
have a parasitic (helminth) infection
are scheduled to receive any vaccinations. You should not receive a “live vaccine” if you are treated with DUPIXENT.
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether DUPIXENT will harm your unborn baby.
- There is a pregnancy exposure registry for women who take DUPIXENT during pregnancy to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Your healthcare provider can enroll you or you may enroll yourself. To get more information about the registry call 1-877-311-8972 or go to https://mothertobaby.org/ongoing-study/dupixent/.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known whether DUPIXENT passes into your breast milk.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.

Especially tell your healthcare provider if you are taking oral, topical, or inhaled corticosteroid medicines or if you have atopic dermatitis and asthma and use an asthma medicine. Do not change or stop your corticosteroid medicine or other asthma medicine without talking to your healthcare provider. This may cause other symptoms that were controlled by the corticosteroid medicine or other asthma medicine to come back.

DUPIXENT can cause serious side effects, including:

Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including a severe reaction known as anaphylaxis. Stop using DUPIXENT and tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following symptoms: breathing problems, fever, general ill feeling, swollen lymph nodes, swelling of the face, mouth and tongue, hives, itching, fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure), joint pain, or skin rash.
Eye problems. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision.

The most common side effects in patients with atopic dermatitis include injection site reactions, eye and eyelid inflammation, including redness, swelling, and itching, and cold sores in your mouth or on your lips.

Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of DUPIXENT. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Use DUPIXENT exactly as prescribed. Your healthcare provider will tell you how much DUPIXENT to inject and how often to inject it. DUPIXENT is an injection given under the skin (subcutaneous injection). If your healthcare provider decides that you or a caregiver can give DUPIXENT injections, you or your caregiver should receive training on the right way to prepare and inject DUPIXENT. Do not try to inject DUPIXENT until you have been shown the right way by your healthcare provider. In children 12 years of age and older, it is recommended that DUPIXENT be administered by or under supervision of an adult. In children younger than 12 years of age, DUPIXENT should be given by a caregiver.

Please see accompanying full accompanying full Prescribing Information including Patient Information.

Indication

DUPIXENT is a prescription medicine used to treat people aged 6 years and older with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema) that is not well controlled with prescription therapies used on the skin (topical), or who cannot use topical therapies. DUPIXENT can be used with or without topical corticosteroids. It is not known if DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with atopic dermatitis under 6 years of age.

Jennifer – Self Injection

VO:

DUPIXENT® (dupilumab) is a prescription medicine used to treat people 6 years of age and older with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema) that is not well controlled with prescription therapies used on the skin (topical), or who cannot use topical therapies. DUPIXENT can be used with or without topical corticosteroids. It is not known if DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with atopic dermatitis under 6 years of age.

Important Safety Information

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Please see additional Important Safety Information throughout this video and adjacent links for Full Prescribing Information.

Before starting DUPIXENT, you should talk to your doctor about all the medical conditions you have or medications you are taking.

You and your doctor should also discuss the potential benefits and risks of treatment with DUPIXENT including the most common side effects such as injection site reactions and some serious side effects such as allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, and eye problems.

There is no cure for atopic dermatitis. DUPIXENT can help reduce the signs and symptoms of eczema. Patients’ individual results with DUPIXENT may vary.

JENNIFER:

Hey, I’m Jennifer. DUPIXENT helps me manage my severe atopic dermatitis. So, I want to talk with you today about my DUPIXENT journey. More specifically, how I was able to get used to the idea of self-injection.

When I first heard that DUPIXENT was an injectable, I was like, “Hmm, that’s different.” I’d never injected myself before or even thought about it before.

But I was open to it. I had tried many other treatments in the past and seen mixed results.

I felt that if DUPIXENT was going to help me itch less and give me clearer skin, then I was willing to find a way to become more comfortable with self-injection – and that’s what I did.

My doctor taught me the correct way to inject DUPIXENT under my skin and to rotate the injection site each time.

She also asked me to watch the training video on DUPIXENT.com, which I thought was really helpful.

And I knew that by enrolling in the DUPIXENT MyWay® program I could call and speak with someone if I needed more assistance with self-injection.

When the time came for me to handle self-injections on my own at home, I felt prepared.

So, if you’re a little hesitant about self-injection, I get it. Just know that there are resources available to help.

So now my DUPIXENT self-injection is part of my routine every 2 weeks.

I usually do it in the morning in my kitchen after the syringe warms up to room temperature.

Then I pour my coffee, put my shoes on, and I’m off to work.

Of course, everyone’s experience with DUPIXENT and self-injection may be different.

So, this is where I’m at on my DUPIXENT journey.

Thanks for watching!

Important Safety Information and Indication

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Before using DUPIXENT, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:

have eye problems
have a parasitic (helminth) infection
are scheduled to receive any vaccinations. You should not receive a “live vaccine” if you are treated with DUPIXENT.
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether DUPIXENT will harm your unborn baby.
- There is a pregnancy exposure registry for women who take DUPIXENT during pregnancy to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Your healthcare provider can enroll you or you may enroll yourself. To get more information about the registry call 1-877-311-8972 or go to https://mothertobaby.org/ongoing-study/dupixent/.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known whether DUPIXENT passes into your breast milk.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.

DUPIXENT can cause serious side effects, including:

Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including a severe reaction known as anaphylaxis. Stop using DUPIXENT and tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following symptoms: breathing problems, fever, general ill feeling, swollen lymph nodes, swelling of the face, mouth and tongue, hives, itching, fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure), joint pain, or skin rash.
Eye problems. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision.

Please see accompanying full accompanying full Prescribing Information including Patient Information.

Indication

KENDALL & ARSALAN: ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELF

VO:

Important Safety Information

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Please see additional Important Safety Information throughout this video and adjacent links for Full Prescribing Information.

Individual results with DUPIXENT may vary.

ARSALAN:

Years ago, as someone who has been dealing with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, I did what most people do. I just tried to get by. I would look for advice where I could find it and did whatever I could to manage.

KENDALL:

My uncontrolled severe eczema was something I tried to cover up and hide. I didn’t want to talk about it.

ARSALAN:

I did what my doctor said, and I didn’t spend that much time really advocating for myself.

KENDALL:

I felt stuck. I just went along trying the same prescription topical treatments over and over again with limited success.

ARSALAN:

Eventually, my skin got so bad that I needed to take a different approach. I needed to do something different.

KENDALL:

I realized if I wanted to see change, I needed to take control of my own eczema. That’s how my road to DUPIXENT began.

ARSALAN:

I started asking more questions, and I worked with multiple doctors to figure out what was the right solution for me. Ultimately, that’s how I heard about DUPIXENT.

KENDALL:

Before I started DUPIXENT, I told my doctor about all the medical conditions I had and medications I was taking.

ARSALAN:

My doctor and I talked about the potential benefits and risks of treatment including serious side effects such as allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, and eye problems.

KENDALL:

We also talked about the most common side effects such as injection site reactions.

ARSALAN:

Once my skin started clearing and the itching subsided, I realized how important it was for me to take control of my own eczema. It was important for me to become an advocate for myself and find the right treatment for me. It’s up to me to have the courage to say that I want to try something else.

KENDALL:

With DUPIXENT, I feel like I have more control over my eczema. And now that my skin is clearer, less itchy, I feel like I can be more open and honest about what I’m going through not just with my doctor, but with other people. And in my experience, talking to people about eczema is a good thing. I’m speaking up, I’m speaking out. I’m—I’m not trying to hide it anymore.

ARSALAN:

My best piece of advice is to own the fact that you have eczema and decide that you and your doctor are going to find the right treatment for you. If you’re not seeing the results that you’re looking for with your current treatment, let your doctor know!

KENDALL:

The best advocate for you is YOU!

Important Safety Information and Indication

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Before using DUPIXENT, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:

have eye problems
have a parasitic (helminth) infection
are scheduled to receive any vaccinations. You should not receive a “live vaccine” if you are treated with DUPIXENT.
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether DUPIXENT will harm your unborn baby.
- There is a pregnancy exposure registry for women who take DUPIXENT during pregnancy to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Your healthcare provider can enroll you or you may enroll yourself. To get more information about the registry call 1-877-311-8972 or go to https://mothertobaby.org/ongoing-study/dupixent/.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known whether DUPIXENT passes into your breast milk.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.

DUPIXENT can cause serious side effects, including:

Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including a severe reaction known as anaphylaxis. Stop using DUPIXENT and tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following symptoms: breathing problems, fever, general ill feeling, swollen lymph nodes, swelling of the face, mouth and tongue, hives, itching, fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure), joint pain, or skin rash.
Eye problems. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision.

Please see accompanying full accompanying full Prescribing Information including Patient Information.

Indication

Teens Tackling Eczema

Teens and their parents talk about growing up with eczema, getting treated with DUPIXENT, and taking control of
their treatment.

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Transcript

Yetunde & Ore: Self-Injection OR ASSISTED INJECTION?

VO:

Important Safety Information

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Please see additional Important Safety Information throughout this video and adjacent links for Full Prescribing Information.

Before starting DUPIXENT, you should talk to your doctor about all the medical conditions you have or medications you are taking.

There is no cure for atopic dermatitis. DUPIXENT can help reduce the signs and symptoms of eczema. Patients’ individual results with DUPIXENT may vary.

ORE:

I like when my dad does my injection for me. He was trained by my doctor.

YETUNDE:

Ore’s dermatologist trained us on how to do the injection under the skin, and then when we contacted DUPIXENT MyWay, they sent a nurse to the house to give additional training to make sure that we were comfortable giving the injection.

ORE:

I feel like one day I will do it myself, but I think right now assisted injection is better.

YETUNDE:

I do remember her dad asking, “Are you sure that you’re comfortable with this,” it being an injection under the skin, and she was. I’m the one that cringes with needles, but she does great.

ORE:

I see the injection as something that I just have to do, and it doesn’t freak me out as much as it did in the beginning. I don’t really get scared anymore.

Important Safety Information and Indication

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Before using DUPIXENT, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:

have eye problems
have a parasitic (helminth) infection
are scheduled to receive any vaccinations. You should not receive a “live vaccine” if you are treated with DUPIXENT.
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether DUPIXENT will harm your unborn baby.
- There is a pregnancy exposure registry for women who take DUPIXENT during pregnancy to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Your healthcare provider can enroll you or you may enroll yourself. To get more information about the registry call 1-877-311-8972 or go to https://mothertobaby.org/ongoing-study/dupixent/.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known whether DUPIXENT passes into your breast milk.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.

DUPIXENT can cause serious side effects, including:

Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including a severe reaction known as anaphylaxis. Stop using DUPIXENT and tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following symptoms: breathing problems, fever, general ill feeling, swollen lymph nodes, swelling of the face, mouth and tongue, hives, itching, fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure), joint pain, or skin rash.
Eye problems. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision.

Please see accompanying full accompanying full Prescribing Information including Patient Information.

Indication

caregivers: looking back

VO:

Important Safety Information

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Please see additional Important Safety Information throughout this video and adjacent links for Full Prescribing Information.

Individual results with DUPIXENT may vary.

SUE:

I think what people don’t understand is how all-consuming and encompassing eczema is.

ANA:

The entire family is sort of, like, serving this condition that becomes, you know, the boss.

SUE:

Yes.

ANA:

The hardest part for me was the guilt. I felt guilty all the time. I felt guilty about not spending enough time with my daughter because Max was needing all of my attention, day and night. Before the day started until after the day was over, it was all about him.

SUE:

We got really stressed as a family. I don’t know about you guys, but it just became stressful all around, we just wanted to fix it.

YETUNDE:

It was pure helplessness for me. That's what I felt the most. It was, I couldn’t do anything to make it better.

SUE:

Yeah, Annie, oh gosh, she started with eczema. She’s always known eczema her entire life, and it started breaking my heart completely in pieces when she was getting older and other kids were noticing, and they were asking her, “What’s wrong with your face? What’s going on?” And there was a lot of stress associated with that.

YETUNDE:

I remember I would tell Ore over and over again, “Stop scratching,” and she’d look at me and go, “I can’t help it.”

SUE:

Right.

YETUNDE:

So, that was, that was tough on me. It would frustrate me, but it frustrated her even more.

ANA:

And now you feel bad, you feel guilty about all those times, every single time, "Stop scratching, stop scratching," and they just, they couldn't.

YETUNDE:

So true!

ANA:

And then, so what comes first, the chicken or the egg? I don’t know. So, he’s stressed because he’s itchy. I’m stressed because I can’t help him not be itchy and not be uncomfortable.

YETUNDE:

I remember I would call the doctor’s office, and after I’d hang up the phone I’d think to myself, “I probably sounded very angry,” because I would be so worked up about the way she’s feeling and trying to get in to see the doctor that I probably wasn’t my best self. So, it takes a toll on you.

ANA:

Yeah, but because you also because you think, one becomes so crazy about looking for an answer that you think that someone is just going to have a black and white answer, and it took some time to find the right, the right course of action, I guess, and I’m so glad that we did.

YETUNDE:

Same here.

VO:

Important Safety Information and Indication

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Before using DUPIXENT, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:

have eye problems
have a parasitic (helminth) infection
are scheduled to receive any vaccinations. You should not receive a “live vaccine” if you are treated with DUPIXENT.
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether DUPIXENT will harm your unborn baby.
- There is a pregnancy exposure registry for women who take DUPIXENT during pregnancy to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Your healthcare provider can enroll you or you may enroll yourself. To get more information about the registry call 1-877-311-8972 or go to https://mothertobaby.org/ongoing-study/dupixent/.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known whether DUPIXENT passes into your breast milk.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.

DUPIXENT can cause serious side effects, including:

Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including a severe reaction known as anaphylaxis. Stop using DUPIXENT and tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following symptoms: breathing problems, fever, general ill feeling, swollen lymph nodes, swelling of the face, mouth and tongue, hives, itching, fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure), joint pain, or skin rash.
Eye problems. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision.

Please see accompanying full accompanying full Prescribing Information including Patient Information.

Indication

Ore, Max & Annie: stepping up

VO:

DUPIXENT® (dupilumab) is a prescription medicine used to treat people aged 6 years and older with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema) that is not well controlled with prescription therapies used on the skin (topical), or who cannot use topical therapies. DUPIXENT can be used with or without topical corticosteroids. It is not known if DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with atopic dermatitis under 6 years of age.

Important Safety Information

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Please see additional Important Safety Information throughout this video and adjacent links for Full Prescribing Information.

Individual results with DUPIXENT may vary.

ORE:

When I was younger, my parents used to have to remind me a lot to moisturize because I would forget, but now that I’m older, I remember myself, and I’m more involved with how I take care of myself instead of my parents taking care of me.

MAX:

Yeah, same for me, too, like, my creams, especially. My mom used to put creams on me and wrap my skin. Now I feel like I can do it myself.

ANNIE:

For me, I’ve gotten really good at knowing what kind of medicines I have and reading the labels, and I want to know, like, how the medicine is working and why it works the way it does, and I really have those conversations with my doctors a lot just to know what’s going on.

ORE:

When I go to the doctor, my mom’s kind of in the background, and I’m more talking with my doctor.

ANNIE:

Yeah, like, for me, my mom will talk to the doctor, like, if we’re talking about any, like, past treatments or, like, all the stuff that I don’t remember, but I usually have, like, a conversation with my doctor talking about, like, the symptoms and, like, how I’m feeling because overall it’s, like, me. I’m the one, like, with the disease.

MAX:

I feel like I’m in a pretty good rhythm with things, but my mom also helps. She usually reminds me about my DUPIXENT injections. My mom does keep track of the schedule and when I’m supposed to take it. If I forget anything, then she’s there for my backup.

ANNIE:

Yeah, usually my mom’s the one keeping track of, like, the prescription of it, but I’m the one who has it in my calendar, so after every time I get the injection, I have, like, the date set on the calendar for that day, and then I go forward two weeks and mark it and say, “Hey, you need to get the injection this day,” and it will come up on my phone, like, two weeks later, and I’m, like, “Oh, okay...”

ORE:

I feel like we’re going to get more responsible with when we’re supposed to take it, and we’re going to get more responsible with self-injecting.

ANNIE:

I think that one day I’ll get there, I hope, so I can do it on my own when I’m older and by myself and I don’t have everyone always around me, I’m going to have to learn how to take care of that.

Important Safety Information and Indication

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Before using DUPIXENT, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:

have eye problems
have a parasitic (helminth) infection
are scheduled to receive any vaccinations. You should not receive a “live vaccine” if you are treated with DUPIXENT.
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether DUPIXENT will harm your unborn baby.
- There is a pregnancy exposure registry for women who take DUPIXENT during pregnancy to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Your healthcare provider can enroll you or you may enroll yourself. To get more information about the registry call 1-877-311-8972 or go to https://mothertobaby.org/ongoing-study/dupixent/.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known whether DUPIXENT passes into your breast milk.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.

DUPIXENT can cause serious side effects, including:

Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including a severe reaction known as anaphylaxis. Stop using DUPIXENT and tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following symptoms: breathing problems, fever, general ill feeling, swollen lymph nodes, swelling of the face, mouth and tongue, hives, itching, fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure), joint pain, or skin rash.
Eye problems. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision.

Please see accompanying full accompanying full Prescribing Information including Patient Information.

Indication

Hear From Caregivers

Amber and Christy share their stories and experiences about being moms and caregivers of children with
moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

Videos
Transcript

Misconceptions

VO:

Important Safety Information

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Please see additional Important Safety Information throughout this video and adjacent links for Full Prescribing Information.

There is no cure for atopic dermatitis. DUPIXENT can help reduce the signs and symptoms of eczema. Patients’ individual results with DUPIXENT may vary.

CHRISTY:

What is one of the biggest misconceptions that parents have about their child‘s moderate-to-severe eczema?

My child will outgrow it.

AMBER:

My son Catch was first diagnosed with severe atopic dermatitis by his pediatrician when he was an infant. We were hopeful that he was going to grow out of it, but since I, too, have severe atopic dermatitis, and I didn’t grow out of it, I felt like maybe Catch wouldn’t either.

CHRISTY:

I remember when I first took my daughter Jolie to the pediatrician when her eczema first appeared, and both my doctor and I thought it would be a temporary thing — what they call “baby eczema” — but, unfortunately for Jolie, she did not outgrow it.

AMBER:

When I hear a parent say that their doctor told them that their child is going to outgrow it, I get very frustrated. I know from my experience that it might not happen.

CHRISTY:

And that brings us to another misconception that parents have - that prescription creams and topicals are the only way to treat moderate-to-severe eczema.

AMBER:

My son’s atopic dermatitis was getting more severe, but his doctors were recommending the same treatment, mainly prescription topicals. It was frustrating because nothing was working for the long term. It just kept coming back.

CHRISTY:

It feels like we tried every topical medication out there, but unfortunately, we just weren’t seeing the results that we wanted to see. So, when our doctor mentioned DUPIXENT to us, we were very interested in learning more.

AMBER:

Trying different things. Nothing seemed to control his severe atopic dermatitis.

So, Catch was ready to try something else.

CHRISTY:

DUPIXENT was especially of interest to me because in learning more from my doctor I learned that DUPIXENT targets sources of the inflammation under the skin. We were interested in learning more and trying something different.

AMBER:

Before Catch started DUPIXENT, I told his doctor about all the medical conditions he had and the medications he was taking.

CHRISTY:

Our doctor and I talked about the potential benefits and risks of treatment.

AMBER:

We went over the serious side effects including allergic reactions, like anaphylaxis, and eye problems.

CHRISTY:

We also talked about the most common side effects such as injection site reactions.

AMBER:

If parents are stuck in an endless cycle with their child's eczema, I would recommend talking to their doctors to see what else is available.

CHRISTY:

Sometimes, uncontrolled moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis requires another type of treatment, like DUPIXENT.

Important Safety Information and Indication

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Before using DUPIXENT, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:

have eye problems
have a parasitic (helminth) infection
are scheduled to receive any vaccinations. You should not receive a “live vaccine” if you are treated with DUPIXENT.
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether DUPIXENT will harm your unborn baby.
- There is a pregnancy exposure registry for women who take DUPIXENT during pregnancy to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Your healthcare provider can enroll you or you may enroll yourself. To get more information about the registry call 1-877-311-8972 or go to https://mothertobaby.org/ongoing-study/dupixent/.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known whether DUPIXENT passes into your breast milk.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.

DUPIXENT can cause serious side effects, including:

Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including a severe reaction known as anaphylaxis. Stop using DUPIXENT and tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following symptoms: breathing problems, fever, general ill feeling, swollen lymph nodes, swelling of the face, mouth and tongue, hives, itching, fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure), joint pain, or skin rash.
Eye problems. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision.

Please see accompanying full accompanying full Prescribing Information including Patient Information.

Indication

Introducing Injection

VO:

DUPIXENT® is a prescription medicine used to treat people aged 6 years and older with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema) that is not well controlled with prescription therapies used on the skin (topical), or who cannot use topical therapies. DUPIXENT can be used with or without topical corticosteroids. It is not known if DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with atopic dermatitis under 6 years of age.

Important Safety Information

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Please see additional Important Safety Information throughout this video and adjacent links for Full Prescribing Information.

AMBER:

I was concerned about putting my son Catch on DUPIXENT to control his severe atopic dermatitis because it was an injectable, and I know he doesn’t do well with needles.

CHRISTY:

At first, my daughter Jolie wasn’t thrilled at the idea of receiving an injectable medication. So, we sat down, and we talked about it, and we weighed our options. Jolie thought about it and she said, “You know what, Mommy? I really want to try DUPIXENT. Let’s move forward.”

AMBER:

Catch’s doctor and I discussed DUPIXENT with Catch, letting him know that it was an injectable. We felt that bringing him into the decision process, he would be more comfortable taking the injection, knowing that he made that choice.

CHRISTY:

Before Jolie started DUPIXENT, I told her doctor about all the medical conditions she had and the medications she was taking.

AMBER:

Our doctor and I talked about the potential benefits and risks of treatment.

CHRISTY:

We went over the serious side effects including allergic reactions, like anaphylaxis, and eye problems. We also talked about the most common side effects such as injection site reactions.

AMBER:

Since I’m on DUPIXENT as well to control my severe atopic dermatitis, Catch and I are able to take our injections together, given our dosage scheduling. He feels like I’m in this with him. I was properly instructed by my doctor to give myself the injection as well as Catch. So, I give myself my injection, and then I give Catch his.

CHRISTY:

Jolie prefers that the PA in her pediatric dermatologist’s office administer the injection. They have a wonderful bond, and they’ve developed a great relationship, and my husband and I had talked about also getting trained on administering the medication, but Jolie preferred that the PA actually do it in the office.

AMBER:

I’m really proud of Catch taking his DUPIXENT injection. At first, he resisted, but now he sees the benefits of taking DUPIXENT.

Important Safety Information and Indication

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Before using DUPIXENT, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:

have eye problems
have a parasitic (helminth) infection
are scheduled to receive any vaccinations. You should not receive a “live vaccine” if you are treated with DUPIXENT.
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether DUPIXENT will harm your unborn baby.
- There is a pregnancy exposure registry for women who take DUPIXENT during pregnancy to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Your healthcare provider can enroll you or you may enroll yourself. To get more information about the registry call 1-877-311-8972 or go to https://mothertobaby.org/ongoing-study/dupixent/.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known whether DUPIXENT passes into your breast milk.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.

DUPIXENT can cause serious side effects, including:

Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including a severe reaction known as anaphylaxis. Stop using DUPIXENT and tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following symptoms: breathing problems, fever, general ill feeling, swollen lymph nodes, swelling of the face, mouth and tongue, hives, itching, fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure), joint pain, or skin rash.
Eye problems. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision.

Please see accompanying full accompanying full Prescribing Information including Patient Information.

Indication

Seeing Results

Important Safety Information

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Please see additional Important Safety Information throughout this video and adjacent links for Full Prescribing Information.

Individual results with DUPIXENT may vary.

AMBER:

My son Catch’s eczema was all-consuming since he was a baby. His skin was raw, scaly and itchy.

CHRISTY:

Growing up, my daughter Jolie’s skin was red and raw from severe eczema, specifically, like, her inner elbow, the back of her knees, her cheeks, behind the ears, and her hands were also another area, and that was a tough one because the hands are very, very hard to hide. Her knuckles were raw and red and open.

AMBER:

I was hopeful DUPIXENT was going to help Catch, but I didn’t know what to expect.

CHRISTY:

Jolie was very self-conscious of her skin and what areas were showing. We just hoped that Jolie’s skin would improve.

AMBER:

Before Catch started DUPIXENT, I talked to his doctor about all the medical conditions he had and the medications he was taking.

CHRISTY:

Our doctor and I talked about the potential benefits and risks of treatment. We went over the serious side effects including allergic reactions, like anaphylaxis, and eye problems.

AMBER:

We also talked about the most common side effects such as injection site reactions.

CHRISTY:

A few weeks after starting DUPIXENT, we gradually started seeing results. So, specifically, her hands. What we saw is that skin became less red. The open skin started to heal and close, and that was very promising.

AMBER:

Catch has this birthmark on his knee that he was born with, and I haven’t been able to see that birthmark in such a long time, but since his skin is clearing, I actually get to see that birthmark again.

CHRISTY:

When we started seeing signs of improvement, there were literal tears of joy, and that’s when we knew, like, we were really onto something here.

AMBER:

Before, Catch felt like he needed to cover up his skin, but now his skin is clear to where he’s wearing shorts and short sleeve shirts again. To me, it’s very exciting because I know, as a child, that’s what he wants to do.

Important Safety Information and Indication

Do not use if you are allergic to dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.

Before using DUPIXENT, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:

have eye problems
have a parasitic (helminth) infection
are scheduled to receive any vaccinations. You should not receive a “live vaccine” if you are treated with DUPIXENT.
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether DUPIXENT will harm your unborn baby.
- There is a pregnancy exposure registry for women who take DUPIXENT during pregnancy to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Your healthcare provider can enroll you or you may enroll yourself. To get more information about the registry call 1-877-311-8972 or go to https://mothertobaby.org/ongoing-study/dupixent/.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known whether DUPIXENT passes into your breast milk.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.

DUPIXENT can cause serious side effects, including:

Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including a severe reaction known as anaphylaxis. Stop using DUPIXENT and tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following symptoms: breathing problems, fever, general ill feeling, swollen lymph nodes, swelling of the face, mouth and tongue, hives, itching, fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure), joint pain, or skin rash.
Eye problems. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision.

Please see accompanying full accompanying full Prescribing Information including Patient Information.

Indication

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