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CREON (LIPASE/PROTEASE/AMYLASE)
- Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
12,000-38,000-60,000 unit capsule,delayed release
- 2 capsules by oral route 3 times per day with meals and 1 capsule with each snack
24,000-76,000-120,000 unit capsule,delayed release
- 1 capsule by oral route 3 times per day with meals and 1 capsulewith each snack swallowing whole. Do not crush, chew and/or divide.
3,000 unit-9,500 unit-15,000 unit capsule,delayed release
- 1 capsule by oral route 3 times per day with meals and 1 capsulewith each snack swallowing whole. Do not crush, chew and/or divide.
36,000 unit-114,000 unit-180,000 unit capsule,delayed release
- 1 capsule by oral route 3 times per day with meals and 1 capsulewith each snack swallowing whole. Do not crush, chew and/or divide.
6,000-19,000-30,000 unit capsule,delayed release
- 4 capsules by oral route 3 times per day with meals and 2 capsules with each snack
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
- 4 capsules by oral route 3 times per day with meals and 2 capsules with each snack
- 6 capsules by oral route 3 times per day with meals and 3 capsules with each snack
- 8 capsules by oral route 3 times per day with meals and 4 capsules with each snack
- 2 capsules by oral route 3 times per day with meals and 1 capsule with each snack
- 1 capsule by oral route 3 times per day with meals and 1 capsulewith each snack swallowing whole. Do not crush, chew and/or divide.
- 2 capsules by oral route 3 times per day with meals and 1 capsule with each snack swallowing whole. Do not crush, chew and/or divide.
- acarbose
- Glyset
- miglitol
- Precose
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- None
- None
Contraindicated
- Gastrointestinal obstruction
- Meconium ileus
Severe
Moderate
- Crohn's disease
- Fibrosing colonopathy
- Gastrointestinal tract surgery
- Gout
- Hyperuricemia
- Short bowel syndrome
CREON (LIPASE/PROTEASE/AMYLASE)
- Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
- None
- None
More Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
- Abdominal pain with cramps
- Abdominal distension
- Cough
- Dizziness
- Flatulence
- Headache disorder
Less Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
Rare / Very Rare
Severe
- Biliary calculus
- Diarrhea
- Disorder of the digestive system
- Fibrosing colonopathy
- Gastrointestinal obstruction
- Hyperuricemia
- Nausea
Less Severe
- Pruritus ani
- Pruritus of skin
- Skin rash
- Urticaria
Contraindicated
None
Severe Precaution
None
Management or Monitoring Precaution
None
Amylase
- Severity Level:
C
- Additional Notes: Fda category c in combo products
Lipase
- Severity Level:
C
- Additional Notes: Insufficient data available; consider maternal treatment benefit vs. fetal risk
Protease
- Severity Level:
C
- Additional Notes:
Contraindicated
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Precaution Exists
Amylase
Insufficient data available
Insuff data avail;Consider maternal treatment benefit vs possible infant risk
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| Evaluate use carefully | Unknown | Not known; no or inclusive data | Insufficient data available |
Lipase
Insufficient data available
Insuff data avail;Consider maternal treatment benefit vs possible infant risk
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| Evaluate use carefully | Unknown | Not known; no or inclusive data | Insuff data avail;Consider maternal treatment benefit vs possible infant risk |
Protease
Insufficient data available
Insuff data avail;Consider maternal treatment benefit vs possible infant risk
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| Evaluate use carefully | Unknown | Not known; no or inclusive data | Insufficient data available |
No Known Risk
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Contraindicated
None
Precaution Exists
None
No Known Risk
None
- None
| Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency | |
| K86.81 | Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency |
| 0-9 | A-Z |
|---|---|
| K86.81 | Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency |
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