What CREON 40000 is used for?

• CREON 40000 is used by children and adults with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. This is when their pancreas gland does not make enough enzymes to digest food

• Tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines which includes medicines obtained without prescription and herbal medicines

• Always take CREON 40000 exactly as your doctor has told you
• Always take CREON 40000 during or after a meal or a snack which allow the enzymes to mix thoroughly with the food and digest it as it passes through the gut
• Swallow the medicine whole
• Do not crush or chew the medicine
• Your doctor will adjust your dose to suit you

If you use more CREON 40000

• If you take more CREON 40000 than you should, drink plenty of water and talk to a doctor. Very high doses of pancreatin have sometimes caused too much uric acid in the urine and blood

If you forget to take CREON 40000

• If you forget a dose, take your next dose at the usual time, with your next meal. Do not try to make up for the dose that you have missed

If you stop taking CREON 40000

• Do not stop taking CREON 40000 without first talking to your doctor