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Through
Kalvin’s
Lens

“Being uncomfortable with how my severe eczema made my skin look knocked me out of the picture so often it became a way of life. I learned my limitations and I accepted them.”
Actual Adbry Patient.
Individual results may vary.

Through
Kalvin’s
Lens

“Being uncomfortable with how my severe eczema made my skin look knocked me out of the picture so often it became a way of life. I learned my limitations and I accepted them.”

Taking the picture—or avoiding it? For so long, Kalvin would be in long pants and long sleeves—despite scorching temperatures—snapping cherished shots of his family. Daughters and son enjoying the waves on their beach vacation. Or tailgating before sporting events around the country, something Kalvin and his family love doing together. So, he got used to the heat. Used to the people baffled by his clothing choices. Used to the discomfort. Because being with family is everything.

Staying out of the picture, covering up the crusting, oozing plaques on his skin, was just part of Kalvin’s day-to-day. And the itch and discomfort of rashes that often covered 70 percent of his body—from head to toe? “Background noise.”

“Being uncomfortable with how eczema made my skin look knocked me out of the picture so often it became a way of life. I learned my limitations and I accepted them.”

Still married to his high school sweetheart, Kalvin is a gregarious consultant engineer for cloud computing who calls himself “a gidget-gadget person.” Taking things apart and toying around with technology taught him that there’s so much more than what you see on the outside of things.

It’s a lesson he’s had to learn about himself as well—and from childhood, eczema was often the harsh instructor.

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Individual results may vary.

Behind the fence

As a kid in Alabama, Kalvin and other campers always looked forward to the last day of summer camp because it meant going to the pool. He remembers watching his twin brother swimming—beads of water leaping off his skin, glittering in the sun like they were laughing along with everybody else. But when his eczema flared, Kalvin was left out of the picture, behind the pool fence.

“I stood behind the fence, crying my eyes out.”

Because of his eczema, Kalvin knew the disappointment of a fun moment just out of reach, when all you want is to be caught up in the joy and fun of everyone around you—people you love, people who love you—but you can’t.

“I must be the luckiest man to have a woman who stands by my side and accepts me as I am.”

A lucky man

“As I got older, and especially in my career, I did feel ashamed of my eczema. I did feel self-conscious about how my eczema looked on my skin. Once, the head of my company stopped by my desk to chat. My knuckles were covered in nasty-looking eczema patches. When I saw his eyes dart away from my hands, I moved them under my desk.

“For decades my routine was: Constantly going to the doctors and using prescription topical creams that weren't helping. Repeat. My daughter tried to give me advice, but I’d say, ‘Baby girl, no disrespect, but I’ve been doing this for years. I know what I’m doing.’

“My wife will tell you, I had a closet full of different lotions and topical ointments. And I can’t even begin to tell you how many times my wife has gone to the store to buy new bedsheets because my skin flakes off and the oozing and bleeding literally stains them. But my wife would just change the sheets without question or judgment.

“I must be the luckiest man to have a woman who stands by my side and accepts me as I am. She helps me put on creams and doesn’t get upset when the flakes of my skin are all over the couch. She knows my story better than anyone in this world, and I can never thank her enough for everything she’s done.”

Back in the picture

But Kalvin has his daughters to thank for a change that helped put him back in the family photos—literally and figuratively.

Despite nearly 50 years of living with severe eczema, Kalvin had never seen a dermatologist. His oldest daughter, who has mild eczema, kept after him about seeing a specialist.

“That dermatologist gave me the most detailed examination I’d ever had in my life!” He diagnosed Kalvin with uncontrolled severe eczema and explained that with eczema, more was happening under Kalvin’s skin than what Kalvin could see.

The dermatologist thought Kalvin would be a good candidate for an injectable treatment called Adbry® (tralokinumab-ldrm), which works to help calm the inflammation. Since starting Adbry, Kalvin has been pleased with his results.

My doctor explained the risks and benefits of Adbry. He explained Adbry may cause upper respiratory tract infections, or eye and eyelid inflammation, including redness, swelling, and itching, injection site reactions, or a high count of a certain white blood cell. I did not experience any of these, but everyone’s experience is different.

“My confidence level in my skin has changed a lot.”

Capturing fun with his family now needs a wide lens. “I’m planning vacations that include the grandkids—at least while they’ll still agree to come!” Kalvin’s getting really good at setting a camera timer so he can hop into the shot to smile with his whole crew. And that’s right where he wants to be.

“In the past I eliminated myself out the picture because I wasn’t comfortable in my skin. Now, I show my skin off. Any photo I could take of myself now, I take it. Any photo of my family and me with my family, I take it.”

An unexpected gift

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Individual results may vary.

An unexpected gift

For Father’s Day recently, Kalvin’s family got him a gift he never expected: a pedicure appointment. “I’ve had a bad scar on my left foot from when scalding hot water burned it. For almost as long as I can remember, that scar was covered—and I mean covered—by eczema patches. After the pedicure, with my feet all ‘lotioned up,’ wearing my new sandals, I looked down and there it was. I never thought I’d be so happy to see that scar again!”

“My wife and kids have seen the difference in my skin.”
Actual Adbry Patient.
Individual results may vary.
“I would encourage anyone that is going through uncontrolled moderate-to-severe eczema to just look deep inside themselves, and let them know that there is so much more than what’s on the surface of your body.”

“My dermatologist said my skin looks gorgeous—and I have to agree!”

Smile for the camera, Kalvin.

For more information about Adbry talk to your doctor or visit www.adbry.com to learn more.

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Important Safety Information and Indication
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What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before starting ADBRY?
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 ADBRY.
  • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether ADBRY will harm your unborn baby. There is a pregnancy exposure registry for women who use ADBRY during pregnancy. The purpose of this registry is to collect information about the health of you and your baby. You or your healthcare provider can get information and enroll you in this registry by calling 1-877-311-8972 or visiting https://mothertobaby.org/ongoing-study/adbry-tralokinumab/.
  • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known whether ADBRY passes into your breast milk and if it can harm your baby.

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

How should I use ADBRY?
  • See the detailed “Instructions for Use” that comes with ADBRY for information on how to prepare and inject ADBRY and how to properly store and throw away (dispose of) used ADBRY prefilled syringes and autoinjectors.
  • Use ADBRY exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider.
  • Your healthcare provider will tell you how much ADBRY to inject and when to inject it.
  • ADBRY comes as a single-dose prefilled syringe with needle guard or as an autoinjector.
  • ADBRY is given as an injection under the skin (subcutaneous injection).
  • If your healthcare provider decides that you or a caregiver can give the injections of ADBRY, you or your caregiver should receive training on the right way to prepare and inject ADBRY. Do not try to inject ADBRY until you have been shown the right way by your healthcare provider. In children 12 years of age and older, it is recommended that ADBRY be given by or under supervision of an adult
  • If you miss a dose, inject the missed dose as soon as possible, then continue with your next dose at your regular scheduled time.
  • If you inject too much ADBRY than prescribed, call your healthcare provider or call Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222 or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away.

Your healthcare provider may prescribe other medicines to use with ADBRY. Use the other prescribed medicines exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to.

What are the possible side effects of ADBRY?
ADBRY can cause serious side effects including:
  • Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including a severe reaction known as anaphylaxis. Stop using ADBRY and tell your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the following symptoms:
    • breathing problems
    • itching
    • skin rash
    • swelling of the face, mouth, and tongue
    • fainting, dizziness, feeling lightheaded (low blood pressure)
    • hives
  • 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 of ADBRY include:

  • Upper respiratory tract infections
  • Eye and eyelid inflammation, including redness, swelling, and itching
  • Injection site reactions
  • High count of a certain white blood cell (eosinophilia)

These are not all of the possible side effects of ADBRY. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What is ADBRY?
  • ADBRY® (tralokinumab-ldrm) injection is a prescription medicine used to treat people 12 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. ADBRY can be used with or without topical corticosteroids.
  • It is not known if ADBRY is safe and effective in children under 12 years of age.

Do not use ADBRY if you are allergic to tralokinumab or to any of its ingredients.

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