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The Only FDA-Approved Treatment for HIV-Related Excess Visceral Abdominal Fat

EGRIFTA SV® is not indicated for weight loss management. Its safety and impact on cardiovascular health have not been studied, and it’s not known whether taking EGRIFTA SV® helps improve compliance with antiretroviral medications. Do not use EGRIFTA SV® in children.

A Different Kind of Treatment for a Different Kind of Fat

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What Is EGRIFTA SV®

EGRIFTA SV® is a prescription medicine used to reduce excess visceral abdominal (belly) fat in adults with HIV and lipodystrophy.*

* EGRIFTA SV® is not indicated for weight loss management. Its safety and impact on cardiovascular health have not been studied, and it’s not known whether taking EGRIFTA SV® helps improve compliance with antiretroviral medications.

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Excess Visceral Abdominal Fat Is Not Like Regular Fat

Weight gain typically occurs when regular fat (also known as subcutaneous fat) builds up beneath your skin. This type of fat tends to feel “pinchable” or squishy. But if you notice a firmness deeper in your abdomen, it could be excess visceral abdominal fat. Excess visceral abdominal fat in people with HIV can be difficult to control with diet and exercise alone.

Think it might be excess visceral abdominal fat?

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If your responses signal that you may be at risk, we’ll get in touch to answer any questions you might have and provide more information about this condition and its treatment.

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Privacy Policy for 83bar

We (“83 Bar Inc.”) respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy statement (“Policy”) explains the Personal Information (as defined below) we collect, use, process and destroy it, and for what purposes. This Policy applies to the Personal Information collected by 83bar, Inc. acting as the data processor on behalf of Theratechnologies Inc. (“Theratechnologies”), the data controller.

Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your Personal Information and how we will treat it. By using the https://www.egriftasv.com/ website (“Website”), you accept the terms of this Policy and the data use practices described herein. By calling 83Bar, Inc. and/or its representatives directly, you accept the terms of this Policy and acknowledge that you will receive future communications via phone, text, email.

Personal Information We Collect

Personal Information is defined as information, or a combination of pieces of information, that can be used to identify you. Your Personal Information, including health information, is collected, maintained, stored, and protected in accordance with all applicable data privacy laws. We collect the following types of information:

  • Demographic information: You may provide us with demographic information such as your name, gender, age.
  • Contact Information: You may provide us with contact information such as email address, phone number, and postal address.
  • Information about your health: You may provide us with information relating to your medical condition and diagnosis. This includes answers to questions about your symptoms, prescription information, treatment history, family health history, diagnosis, and other relevant information pertaining to your health.
  • Health insurance information: You may provide us with information about your health insurance coverage.
  • Tracking: Our servers collect information from you, including your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet, which may vary from session to session), domain name, and/or a date/time stamp for your visit, such information is commonly referred to as “Cookies”. For more information about Cookies please refer to section “Use of Cookies” below.

How We Obtain Personal Information

We obtain your Personal Information in a number of ways, specifically when you:

  • Provide it through completing this online questionnaire available on the Website.
  • Provide it while communicating with our call center representatives via telephone, email or text.
  • Visit the Website. We automatically log some basic information like how you got to the site, where you navigated within it, and what features and settings you use. We use this information to improve our websites and services. For more information about Cookies please refer to section “Use of Cookies” below.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We may use your Personal Information for the following purposes:

  • Verifying your identity to ensure all communications are secure and confidential.
  • Responding to your inquiries or requests.
  • Delivering educational or marketing information, products and services to you, including that which may be relevant or helpful based on your answers and feedback through surveys and questionnaires (you will always have the ability to “opt out” of any such communications or programs).
  • Business purposes or analytics, including to analyze a specific patient population or evaluate patient programming (whether internally or for Theratechnologies).
  • To help us improve our services by understanding site usage and grade phone calls you might have with our employee.
  • To enforce the terms of this Policy.
  • To comply with law or legal process.
  • To contact you to further discuss your risk of suffering from HIV-related excess visceral abdominal fat.
  • To put you in contact with potential physicians.
  • For any other purpose with your consent.

We retain Personal Information as reasonably necessary for the duration of the purposes outlined above. Notwithstanding the duration of the purposes, we may retain your information if necessary to comply with our legal or professional obligations, enforce our agreements, or resolve legal disputes.

Sharing Personal Information with Third Parties

Please note that 83bar Inc. may engage third parties to carry out the activities described above, in such cases 83 Bar Inc. will ensure that those third parties maintain appropriate data privacy and security safeguards to protect your personal and health information. 83 Bar will only share your personal information with third parties who have a need to know such information in order to perform the above-mentioned purposes.

In the event that Theratechnologies is sold or transferred or used as security or to the extent Theratechnologies engages in business negotiations with possible business partners, the information collected on the Website, may be transferred or shared with third parties as part of that transaction or negotiation.

If we receive a request from law enforcement officials or judicial authorities to provide information on individuals, we may provide such information. In matters involving claims of personal or public safety or in litigation where the data is pertinent, we may use or disclose your personal information without a court order.

Security Measures for Personal Information

The security of your Personal Information is important to us. We follow generally accepted standards to protect your Personal Information. When we transmit data over the internet, we protect it through the use of encryption. 83bar, Inc complies with applicable data protection laws, including applicable security breach notification laws.

We have implemented physical, organizational, contractual and technological security measures to protect your Personal Information from loss, theft, unauthorized disclosure, copying, use or modification. We have also taken steps to ensure that the only employees who have access to your Personal Information are those whose duties require them to know it. Each employee who has access to your Personal Information is contractually bound to respect its confidentiality and to follow the measures set forth in this notice.

No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while Company uses reasonable and all legally required efforts to protect your Personal Data, Company cannot guarantee its absolute security. You should report any security violations to us by sending an email to the address below.

Use of Cookies

83bar, Inc may use third-party analytics services like Google Analytics provided by Google Inc. (“Google”), Facebook pixel service provided by Facebook, Inc.(“Facebook”), or other similar products that may use Cookies. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser which enables the site or our service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. Cookies may be deleted from your computer or device at any time by utilizing the appropriate web browser settings.  At this time our site does not respond to browser “do not track” settings.

83bar, Inc may use cookies to:

  • Develop and show more relevant content you may be interested in, such as our products, services and causes.
  • Serve relevant ads on platforms such as Google or Facebook.
  • Limit the number of times that you see an ad so you don’t see the same ad over and over again.
  • Measure the performance of ad campaigns across different browsers and devices used by the same person.
  • Gain insights about the people who visit our website and/or view our digital materials.

By visiting our website, you acknowledge that you accept and consent to our privacy practices as well as those of Google Analytics, Facebook pixel or other products referenced in this policy. For information about opting out of Google Analytics please visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.  For information about Facebook ad preferences please visit: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217. For information about opting-out of personalized online advertising please visit: https://youradchoices.com/.

Access and Correction

83bar, Inc provides individuals the right to access and correct the Personal Information we collect and maintain. If you would like to request access to Personal Information that we have collected about you or if you believe the Personal Information we have collected is inaccurate and you would like to request that we correct that information, please contact us by email or mail at the addresses listed in the Contact Information section below.

Your participation is voluntary. You are entitled to ask that part, or all, of the Personal Information be deleted or destroyed.

Your California Privacy Rights/ NOTICE AT COLLECTION

This CCPA Notice informs you of the categories of personal information that 83Bar, Inc collects from you and the purposes for which they are collected. This Notice also gives you the purposes for which such information is collected.

This section applies exclusively to residents of the state of California (as defined in Cal. Civil Code § 1798.140(g)) ("Consumers"). As used in this section, the terms "you" and "your" shall only refer to a Consumer. For purposes of this section, "personal information" has the meaning set forth in Cal. Civil Code § 1798.140(o).

California Consumer Rights under the CCPA. If you are a Consumer, the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") provides you with certain rights regarding your personal information. This section supplements the information contained elsewhere in this Policy with respect to Consumers and notifies Consumers of certain rights they have under the CCPA.

  • Right to Know: You have the right to know the categories of personal information we have collected about you within the last 12 months, the categories of sources from which that information was collected, the purpose for that collection, the categories of personal information we have sold or disclosed about you, and the categories of third parties to whom we have sold or disclosed your information.
  • Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of your personal information.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to non-discrimination: You have the right to not be discriminated against for exercising any of these rights.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to direct us to not sell your personal information at any time. Consumers who opt-in to personal information sales may opt-out of future sales at any time. 

To exercise the right to know, access, deletion, and opt-out rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request by either:

Emailing us at privacy@go83bar.com.

Calling us at 1-833-599-1284.

To exercise the right to opt-out (make a "Request to Opt-Out"), you (or your authorized representative) may submit a request to us by visiting the following Internet Web page link: https://privacy.83bar.com/opt-out.

Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf (i.e., your authorized agent), may make a request related to your personal information. To designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, we may ask that you provide written permission demonstrating that the agent has been authorized to act on your behalf. We will require a requesting Consumer to provide two to three pieces of Personal Information which we will match with Personal Information we maintain in our records in order to verify the identity of the individual making the request.

Categories of Personal Information Collected, Disclosed, or Sold in the Last Twelve Months. In the past twelve months, we have collected the following CCPA categories of personal information. We collect these categories of personal information either directly from consumers through their interactions with us both online and offline, or indirectly from consumers during visits to our website. We collect these categories of personal information for the purposes identified above in this privacy policy.

  • Identifiers (e.g., name, address, email address, IP address, phone number).
  • Personal information categories listed in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e) (e.g., name, email, health insurance information).
  • Protected classification characteristics (e.g., age, gender).
  • Internet or similar network activity (e.g., browsing activity).

We have disclosed the following CCPA categories of personal information to third parties.

  • Internet or similar network activity (e.g., browsing activity).

Our disclosure of the following CCPA categories of personal information may be construed as a sale under the CCPA.

  • Internet or similar network activity (e.g., ad tracking).

Children’s Information

We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 16. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a child under 16, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at privacy@go83bar.com.

Contact Information

83bar, Inc has appointed a Privacy Officer to oversee our management of your Personal Information in accordance with this Policy. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices with respect to your Personal Information or wish to exercise any of the above rights, you can reach out to our Privacy Officer by sending an email to privacy@go83bar.com or by writing to Privacy Officer, 83bar, Inc, 11211 Taylor Draper Lane, Suite 115, Austin, TX 78759.

Changes to this Policy

This Policy may be updated from time to time. When updates are made, the version date located at the bottom of this policy will also be updated accordingly to reflect when revisions have been made. It is advisable to revisit this page and reread this policy to see if any revisions may affect you.

Last Update: 11/29/2023

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We value your trust and want to respect your privacy. As such please note that no personal information or individual survey response will be sold or shared with any third parties. Only personal information that we have aggregated with personal information about other individuals or have otherwise made anonymous such that your identity cannot be determined will be shared with third parties. Moreover, if you are a resident of the state of California, please note that the California Consumer Privacy Act provides you with certain rights regarding your personal information which are detailed in the Notice at Collection found in our Privacy Policy. If you have any questions, comments or complaints regarding our Privacy Policy or practices you may contact our Privacy Officer at privacy@go83bar.com.

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IMPORTANT PATIENT INFORMATION ABOUT EGRIFTA SV® (TESAMORELIN) FOR INJECTION

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What is EGRIFTA SV® (tesamorelin) for injection?

  • EGRIFTA SV® is an injectable prescription medicine used to reduce excess abdominal fat in adults with HIV and lipodystrophy. EGRIFTA SV® is a growth hormone-releasing factor (GHRF) analog.
  • EGRIFTA SV® is not for weight loss management.
  • The long-term safety of EGRIFTA SV® on the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular) is not known.
  • It is not known whether taking EGRIFTA SV® helps improve how well you take your antiretroviral medications.
  • It is not known if EGRIFTA SV® is safe and effective in children; do not use in children.

You should not take EGRIFTA SV® if you:

  • Have a pituitary gland tumor, surgery, or other problems related to your pituitary gland, or have had radiation treatment to your head or head injury.
  • Have active cancer.
  • Are allergic to tesamorelin or any of the ingredients in EGRIFTA SV®.
  • Are pregnant or become pregnant. If you become pregnant, stop using EGRIFTA SV® and talk with your healthcare provider.
  • Are less than 18 years of age.

Before using EGRIFTA SV®, tell your healthcare provider if you:

  • Have or have had cancer.
  • Have problems with blood sugar or diabetes.
  • Have scheduled heart or stomach surgery.
  • Have breathing problems.
  • Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.
  • Are taking any other prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

EGRIFTA SV® may cause serious side effects including:

  • Increased risk of new cancer in adults with HIV or your cancer coming back (reactivation). Stop using EGRIFTA SV® and inform your healthcare provider if any cancer symptoms come back.
  • Increased levels of your insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Your healthcare provider will do blood tests to check your IGF-1 levels while you are taking EGRIFTA SV®.
  • Serious allergic reaction such as rash or hives anywhere over the body or on the skin, swelling of the face or throat, shortness of breath or trouble breathing, fast heartbeat, feeling of faintness or fainting, itching and reddening or flushing of the skin. If you have any of these symptoms, stop using EGRIFTA SV® and get emergency medical help right away.
  • Swelling or fluid retention. Call your healthcare provider if you have swelling, an increase in joint pain, or pain or numbness in your hands or wrist.
  • Increase in blood sugar (glucose) or diabetes.
  • Injection site reactions. Injection site reactions are a common side effect of EGRIFTA SV®, but may sometimes be serious.
  • Increased risk of death in people who have critical illness because of heart or stomach surgery, trauma or serious breathing (respiratory) problems has been reported after treatment with therapeutic doses of growth hormones.

The most common side effects of EGRIFTA SV® include:

  • Pain in legs and arms
  • Muscle pain

These are not all of the possible side effects of EGRIFTA SV®. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or to THERA patient support® toll-free at 1-833-23THERA (1-833-238-4372).

This information is not intended to replace discussions with your doctor. For additional information about EGRIFTA SV®, see the full Prescribing Information, Patient Information, Patient Instructions for Use, and talk to your doctor. For more information about EGRIFTA SV® contact THERA patient support® toll-free at 1-833-23THERA (1-833-238-4372).