Description: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is common in cats, and many have already lost weight before being diagnosed with CKD. Weight loss continues to accelerate after being diagnosed and is often associated with shorter life. CKD leads to ongoing, progressive weight loss. Healthy nutrition, diet and medication to boost your cat's appetite can be critical to long-term treatment of CKD. Elura (capromorelin oral solution) is formulated to help cats with chronic kidney disease gain or maintain weight to keep them feline fabulous. Elura is a once-daily prescription that stimulates appetite and promotes weight gain in cats with chronic kidney disease. It is the only FDA-approved medication designed to manage the weight loss associated with CKD. Formulated specifically for cats, this flavored oral solution makes it easy to give to your cat daily. Weight gain from Elura is thought to be due to a combination of increased food intake and metabolic changes.
Elura is approved foronce-daily use and can be used safely long-term to manage your cat's weight loss. See the difference Elura can make: In a placebo-controlled clinical study, more than 8/10 cats gained weight while taking Elura*. Elura should be administered directly into your cat's mouth, with food offered 30 minutes after dosing.
It can be hard to watch cats with CKD waste away. A good appetite helps your cat stay strong and healthy. Help your cat with CKD gain weight and keep them feline fabulous. Prescription required - if your cat is losing weight due to chronic kidney disease, ask your vet if Elura is right for them.
*A multi-center, placebo-controlled, randomized and masked field study including 176 cats with CKD and at least 5% unintended loss of body weight (as compared to the highest weight in the medical records for the 3 years preceding enrollment). 4/10 cats in the control group maintained or gained weight. Study period was 56 days (Day 0 âÃì Day 55). Primary endpoint was change in weight at day 55.
Elura is a trademark of Elanco or its affiliates.
Product: Elura™ Oral Solution
For: Cats
Generic Name: Capromorelin
Brand Names: Elura™, Entyce®
Drug Class: Appetite Stimulant, Ghrelin Receptor Agonist
Manufacturer: Elanco
Product Description & Form: Elura™ 20 mg⁄ml Oral Solution 15 ml: colorless to yellow or orange, clear solution. (NDC 58198–5545–01)Elura™ 20 mg⁄ml Oral Solution 15 ml
Benefits:
Elura is the only FDA-approved medication indicated for the management of weight loss in cats with chronic kidney disease (CKD)Once-daily oral solution that helps cats with CKD maintain or gain weight and is safe for daily, long-term use for management of weight lossFlavored, oral solution formulated just for cats to make once-daily administration simpleElura should be administered directly into your cat's mouth, with food offered 30 minutes after dosingPrescription required - speak to your vet to determine if Elura is right for your cat
Safe to use daily Dispensing system includes an oral dosing syringe with marks in 0.1 ml increments up to 1 mlApproved for long–term useOnce–daily, flavored oral solutionSpecifically approved for use in cats with CKDWeight gain through a combination of increased food intake and metabolic changes 
