What are pancreatic enzyme products?
A. Pancreatic enzyme products (PEPs) contain the active ingredient pancrelipase, a mixture of the digestive enzymes amylase, lipase, and protease. These digestive enzymes are used to improve food digestion in patients whose bodies do not produce enough pancreatic enzymes.PEPs have been used to treat patients with various pancreatic disorders, including cystic fibrosis, Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic tumors, or removal of all or a part of the pancreas. Although PEPs have been used for several decades, they have been marketed in the U.S. as unapproved products.
