These are digestive enzymes that are prepared using pancreases from pigs.

Status

The FDA has required pancreatic enzyme products to undergo clinical testing in order to receive FDA approval.

Aptalis (Zenpep^® , Ultresa™, and Viokace™ ), Abbott (Creon^®), Johnson and Johnson (Pancreaze^®), and Digestive Care (Pertzye™) have obtained FDA approval for their pancreatic enzyme products, which are now available to people with CF.

Sponsor

The programs are sponsored by Aptalis Pharmaceuticals (Zenpep^® , Ultresa™ , and Viokace™), Abbott (Creon^®), Johnson and Johnson (Pancreaze^®), and Digestive Care (Pertzye™).