About Us
This website is funded by Nutricia North America
A leader in clinical nutrition, SHS International specializes in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of medical foods and infant formulas for the dietary management of rare genetic, metabolic, allergic, gastrointestinal and neurological disorders.
The Nutricia product line consists of a wide variety of FDA and Health Canada approved products used in the management of inherited metabolic diseases, severe allergic and gastrointestinal disorders as well as other conditions requiring nutritional therapy.
Nutricia created the first amino acid-based, hypoallergenic infant formulas (the Neocate product line) for cow milk protein allergy sufferers and has played a prominent role in educating the medical community through clinical trials and symposiums on cow milk allergy and its associated enteropathies. Nutricia has diversified its offerings in the challenging area of neurology, offering products specifically designed for intractable epilepsy and tardive dyskinesia.
While the demand for clinical nutrition as a medical therapy continues to expand, Nutricia works in close partnership with leading physicians and dietitians to identify patient needs. Part of Royal Numico, Nutricia's reputation continues to grow as an innovator in research and development, thereby meeting the demands of today's patients and the medical community.
Heritage
Nutricia North America is the United States division of SHS International, a United Kingdom-based global leader in clinical nutrition since the 1960s. Established in 1983 and located on the Human Genome Sciences Campus just outside Washington, D.C., the Nutricia team is known for setting the standard in the delivery of quality products and educational materials for consumers and health care professionals.
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