VIVA Patch Is Here!

VIVA Patch — Safe and Effective Topical Pain Relief

Designed to soothe on contact, VIVA Patch delivers powerful pain relief where you need it most. Whether you suffer from stiff joints, inflammation, or sore muscles – VIVA Patch is here to help.
Three key active ingredients — Lidocaine 2.5%, Camphor 2%, and Methyl Salicylate 4% — fight the pain, reduce inflammation, and provide hours of relief.

1. Lidocaine 2.5%

Lidocaine is an anesthetic that blocks the nerve signals being sent through the body. When applied as a topical agent, lidocaine works onsite to numb the pain. It is a highly effective pain reliever used to treat any number of symptoms and conditions. Some newer topical pain relief products contain lidocaine as the only active ingredient. VIVA Patch adds two more.

2. Methyl Salicylate 4%

Methyl salicylate is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). NSAIDs, as the name suggests, relieve pain by reducing the inflammation surrounding it. Methyl salicylate is ideal for joint and muscle pain. There aren’t many topical patches available that contain both lidocaine and methyl salicylate. The combination of anesthetic and NSAID properties in VIVA Patch provides the patient with superior, long-lasting relief.

3. Camphor 2%

Camphor is the analgesic component in VIVA Patch. Topical analgesics relieve pain by acting as a counterirritant. Camphor adds a cooling sensation that increases the blood flow and stimulates the nerve endings to distract the patient from pain. The unique combination of all three active ingredients makes VIVA Patch the only topical patch of its kind.

The Benefits to Patients

• Fast Acting – VIVA Patch activates on contact. Don’t let pain slow you down!
• Deep Penetrating – VIVA Patch targets your pain directly at the source. 
• Flexible & Form-Fitting – the self-adhesive gel sticks to your skin, and stays there!
• Reduced Scent – pain free or scent-free? How about both! Enjoy a peaceful relief.

The Benefits to Doctors and Physicians

• Cost-effective and SAFE over-the-counter alternative to provide your patients.
• Dedicated customer service team for easy ordering – and to answer any questions.
• Efficient supply chain model to ensure product quality and patient safety.
• Professionally designed documents available for you and your practice.

Patients can contact their local provider – and providers can reach out to their management company or distributor. Or you can contact us below to learn more about why VIVA Patch is right for patients and providers alike. Additional information can also be found, HERE

How To Help Fight Youth Prescription Drug Abuse

Millions of Americans suffer daily with chronic pain.  This pain can make even the simplest tasks difficult and significantly impede everyday life.  Many who endure chronic pain must turn to their doctors for relief.  The solution is most often to take a pill.  

Although prescription opioids have their place in pain relief, it’s clear doctors have been overprescribing in recent years.  Since 1999, sales of these medications have quadrupled.  In 2013, enough opioid prescriptions were written for every adult in America to have their own bottle of pills.

Regular use can cause extreme dependence and lead to overdose and death.  Between 1999 and 2014, 165,000 people died from opioid overdose.  They are also often a stepping stone to street drugs such as heroin.  Sadly, four out of five heroin users started out by abusing prescription painkillers.

Opioid Abuse in Youth: The Facts

A group with severe exposure to the opioid epidemic are youth.  Although youth can be prescribed opioids, abuse is most often from non-prescribed pills.  In 2014, 467,000 youth used nonprescription painkillers and 168,000 were clinically addicted.

So why do young people use opioids?  They might believe pills prescribed by a doctor are safer or more acceptable than street drugs.  It is also believed that opioids are popular with the younger generation becasause  they use it to help them cope with social, emotional and academic stress.  This can lead to destructive patterns and life-long dependency.

Reducing Opioid Abuse

There are several ways to reduce prescription drug abuse in youth.  One way is to keep the pills out of their hands by storing opioids in locked containers.  The most common method for minors to receive prescription medications is through a friend or relative.  Never give prescriptions to someone else.  This increases the chance of pills ending up in the hands of kids, encouraging abuse and addiction.

It’s also important to properly discard unused or expired pills.  One way to throw out opioids is to crush them and combine the waste in a bag with unwanted materials, such as used coffee grounds.  The best way to remove opioids from the home is through a drug take-back program.  There are certified drop-off centers around the country where you can take your medications for safe disposal.

Our solution to cut opioid abuse in youth calls for a shift in the way pain is treated.  This starts with LidoPro®.  LidoPro® Ointment and LidoPro® Patch are topical pain relievers, meaning each ingredient is absorbed through the skin.  Our formula acts on your specific pain areas to bring rapid and lasting relief.  LidoPro® is safer for the consumer and non-addictive, limiting your child’s exposure to potential abuse.  We pride ourselves in creating sustainable pain relief products designed to limit the circulation of opioids.  To join our effort against prescription drug abuse in youth, please contact us to learn more and order today.

Patient Safety

Patient safety is our top priority at Terrain Pharmaceuticals.  Every measure is taken to ensure the end-user is treated safely and effectively.  Each product is tested to prove it maintains integrity from start to finish.  This begins with our topical brand of pain relief.  Our specially designed formula was developed to curb the negative side effects commonly associated with oral medications, more specifically oral NSAIDs.

NSAIDs, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are used to control pain and inflammation.  They work by blocking enzymes in the body that help make chemicals that signal pain.  When these enzymes are blocked, you feel less pain.  The consequences of ingesting oral NSAIDs vary from heartburn and nausea to allergic reactions and intestinal bleeding.  Higher risks of these side effects are linked to those over the age of 60, people prescribed with medications for high blood pressure, or women who are pregnant or nursing.  Our specialty is blocking pain, but we are also committed to the safety of each consumer.

Topical administration significantly reduces the above side effects of NSAIDs.  Our products allow for direct application to your specific area of pain.  Isolating the source also encourages faster and more effective relief.  The efficacy and reliability of our LidoPro® brand is certified through weeks of testing before and after manufacturing, including a 40-day clinical trial.

Prior to production, the bulk formula is sampled multiple times in a 28-day period to validate no formation or growth of various microorganisms such as S. aureus and E. coli.  Once the results are accepted, we run additional tests to confirm the stability of the finished product.  These confirm that the active ingredient strengths on our labels are maintained and various properties such as pH and viscosity remain in a specified range.  After all testing is approved, our quality team releases the lot and maintains lot specific documentation.

Before the first tube of LidoPro® Ointment was ever brought to market, we sent the formula to a lab for clinical trials.  Individuals aged 18-60, were provided samples of LidoPro® to apply below their shoulder. After weeks of applications and rest periods, monitored by trained laboratory personnel, ZERO subjects reported an adverse reaction of any kind.  The results concluded in this study matched our expectations; LidoPro® shows no identifiable signs or symptoms of irritation or contact allergy.  Lab Tested, Patient Approved!

After taking a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into each and every lot of our LidoPro® product line, we hope that you will trust our brand like several thousands of others have for years! 

Please contact us if you have any additional questions or comments. We love to hear feedback!

4 Ways Terrain Is Making Injections Safer

Injections are among the most common healthcare procedures worldwide; therefore, meeting minimum safety standards is vital to protect against avoidable transmission of disease or injury. Many organizations promote safe injection practices. Some of these include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC), and the World Health Organization (WHO).

At Terrain, we support these measures and recognize that by providing physicians the necessary supplies, we can assure the safe and proper use of our injections. Here are just a few of their recommendations and how we address each one:

• Healthcare providers should not use the same syringe on more than one patient, even if the needle is changed. A good rule to remember is One Needle, One Syringe, only One Time. 

To endorse this, we provide one needle and one syringe for each drug included in every ReadySharp product. This is a quick and easy, yet essential addition to keep the patient safe

• Manage the waste associated with dirty syringes and needles in a safe and appropriate way.

With each needle and syringe we provide, also comes a leak and puncture resistant sharps disposal for instant and secure removal of hazardous waste. This also reduces any dangers related to needle-stick injuries

• Healthcare personnel should select the smallest vial necessary for their needs when making purchasing decisions and only use FDA-approved medicines.

Every drug contained within our injection sets are FDA approved. Each injection set is assembled at a FDA compliant facility. All drugs chosen for ReadySharp are the smallest vials available to consumers

• Use and maintain aseptic technique during handling, storing, preparation and administration of injected medicines and injection equipment.

We pride ourselves on employing the necessary procedures and processes to Maintain Regulatory Standards Throughout The Supply Chain. Every treatment tray is sealed with a patented microbial film to prevent contamination and preserve integrity.

Your safety is our top priority. This is why, as seen above, we take each step to protect that safety. We will continually work to be ahead of the curve to ensure your overall health.

For more information, call 877-985-8377 or email info@terrainrx.com.

Next Evolution in Injection Treatment Arrives

Injection sets just became more convenient. We are proud to announce the release of ReadySharp injection sets, available for preorder on February 22, 2016.  Along with each enclosed FDA-approved drug comes a needle, syringe, and leak- and puncture-resistant sharps disposal.  Every tool you need for point-of-care treatment is at your fingertips.  Nitrile exam gloves, alcohol prep pads, povidone-iodine swabsticks, gauze, and an adhesive bandage are all sealed within a patented microbial film to prevent contamination. “We have developed an injection set that every physician can appreciate,” says James Maher, Chief Executive Officer and Founder.  “ReadySharp is a treatment that stresses convenience, but never sacrifices safety or quality.”

ReadySharp injection sets are assembled in an FDA-compliant, ISO-certified facility.  The finished products are stored in two state-of-the-art, temperature-controlled warehouses.  “We made it our mission to leave no stone unturned along the supply chain,” says Nick Nading, Vice President.  “Patient safety is always the top priority, even more so when prescription medicines are involved.”

With the initial launch of only four specific ReadySharp drug combinations, we are pleased to save you time and money.  Real market value was studied to determine the cost and reimbursement structures for each ReadySharp product. Logical rates accurately reflect the true price on each drug and non-drug component, which allows for consistent returns.

The unique, professionally designed logo is easily recognizable for clinics and distributors alike.  Created by engineers, ReadySharp packaging holds four treatment trays inside a dispenser box that looks great in your office. Cases of ReadySharp are sized perfectly for your bulk inventory.

Our main focus is providing high quality and innovative specialty pharmaceutical products to physicians and pharmacies. We are a rapidly-growing cGMP, FDA, and CFR-compliant company located in beautiful Reno-Tahoe.  As an established FDA-approved drug manufacturer, we provide healthcare practitioners with unique products aimed at treating patients safely, effectively, and enabling them to return to productivity as quickly and efficiently as possible. 

Terrain Pharmaceuticals has put in countless hours to bring you the most preferred injection sets on the market. Once you try the ReadySharp brand of injection sets, traditional kits will be a thing of the past. To learn more about why ReadySharp is the ideal fit for your business, please visit our newly unveiled website and preorder today!

For more information, call 877-985-8377 or email info@terrainrx.com for your ReadySharp™ pre-order today.

Opioid Addiction Facts

When most people think of pain relief, they assume ingesting a pill is the only option. However, there are many topical pain relievers on the market today such as ointments and patches. Topical Pain relievers are applied locally to skin or to specialized compartments of the body to modify pain by actions on sensory nerve endings and/or adjacent cellular elements. With this approach, there are low systemic drug levels, good tolerability, low addiction rates, and few drug interactions.

With many alternatives to narcotic pain relievers we are still seeing a wide range of our country addicted today.  Read through these staggering facts before you decide a pill is the only option to get relief.

Opioid Addiction Facts:

• Opioids are any of various compounds that bind to specific receptors in the central nervous system and have analgesic (pain relieving) effects including prescription medications such as oxycodone and hydrocodone and illicit substances such as heroin.
• Opioid addiction is federally described as a progressive, treatable brain disease.
• Any type of opioid can trigger latent chronic addiction brain disease.
• 24.6 million people 12 or older (9.4% of the population) live with substance dependence or abuse.
• 1.9 million Americans live with prescription opioid abuse or dependence.
• Opioid addiction disease occurs in every American State, County, socio-economic and ethnic group.
• 23% of heroin users develop chronic opioid addiction disease first.

National Opioid Overdose Epidemic:

• Over 100 Americans died from overdose deaths each day in 2013.
• 46 Americans die each day from prescription opioid overdoses; two deaths an hour, 17,000 annually.
• While illicit opioid heroin poisonings increased by 12.4% from 1999 to 2002, the number of prescription opioid analgesic poisonings in the United States increased by 91.2% during that same time period.
• Drug overdose was the leading cause of injury death in 2013, greater than car accidents and homicide.
• About 75% of opioid addiction disease patients switch to heroin as a cheaper opioid source.
• In 2012, 259 million opioid pain medication prescriptions were written, enough for every adult in America to have a bottle of pills.

Source: American Society of Addiction Medicine 

If you would like more information on Terrain Pharmaceutical products and what we are doing to help combat this epidemic, please contact us HERE.