Peptamen^® Formulas

WHAT ARE PEPTAMEN® FORMULAS?

The Nestlé Peptamen^® family of semi-elemental formulas offer complete nutritional support and improved feeding tolerance for adults with special nutritional requirements.

WHO CAN USE PEPTAMEN® FOMULAS?

This includes patients with conditions such as:

• Malabsorption
• Diarrhoea, and feeding intolerance to standard enteral formulas
• Delayed gastric emptying
• Short-bowel syndrome
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Pancreatic insufficiency

Enteral tube feeding intolerance* is estimated to affect 33–38% of adult patients, with clinical manifestations including nausea, vomiting or regurgitation, diarrhoea, abdominal pain or distention, or high residual gastric volumes.^1–3

Peptamen^®, Peptamen^® AF, Peptamen^® Vanilla and Peptamen^® HN are all supported by clinical evidence. The Peptamen^® range is the only family of 100% whey peptide formulas for the early years to adulthood.

References:

1. Wang K et al. J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2017; 41(6): 959–967.
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11. NHSc pH Product Analysis Report UK 2018.

Footnotes and abbreviations:
*There is currently no consensus definition of feeding intolerance.^1,3