What this pack is
CREON is the brand name in this record; pancrelipase is the generic name. Read both together with the dosage form (oral capsule).
PACK CHECK · MARKET FIRST
CREONGeneric namepancrelipase
How this medicine works
The label describes pancrelipase as an enzyme preparation containing lipase, protease and amylase, and says these enzymes participate in digesting dietary fats, proteins and starches in the proximal small intestine. This mechanism explanation does not decide whether an individual needs it, how much to use, whether it can be combined with another product or when to change.
Read source: United States ↗reviewed 2026-08-23More about its action and precautions →Check the market, names, dosage form and route together
A medicine may use different brand names across markets. Keep the market, brand, generic name, dosage form and route together; one matching field does not prove that two packs are the same or interchangeable.
Open the complete product-identity record
Use these fields when the pack, market name or package image needs closer checking. They are evidence boundaries, not substitution instructions.
- International brand name
- CREON
- Generic name
- pancrelipase
- Dosage-form class
- Pancrelipase delayed-release oral capsule: each capsule is identified jointly by lipase, protease and amylase USP units. This dossier establishes only five exact bottle identities and does not infer an individual's capsule count, conversion or course from the numbers.
- Route
- Oral
- Package-image status
- A source-linked public label image is available below
No source-verifiable mainland-China trade-name cue has been established for this record. This does not establish whether the medicine exists, is approved or is available in mainland China. Check pack text and current CDE/NMPA records item by item.
FOR EVERYDAY QUESTIONS
After the leaflet, continue with the question you still need to check
What this page can show
This is a source-traceable public record. It helps you read the product identity and its listed source documents; each market still needs its own current record check.
What to bring to the next conversation
Bring the actual pack, the label or prescription, and a complete medicine list when you speak with a pharmacist or clinician.
NEXT SAFE STEP
Choose the next safe check
A question about changing, combining or splitting?Put the exact packs on one list before a pharmacist or prescriber checks the full context.Open the family medicine list →A question about cost, reimbursement or availability?First lock the market, exact presentation and date. Use local official reimbursement, hospital or pharmacy channels for a current answer rather than a web estimate.Open regulator and market-record entry points →Unsure about a pack or a cross-border product?Photo reading can return possible record matches only. Check the actual product against the current regulator record for its market.Identify pack text locally →Saw a recall, approval or procurement headline?Open the original publisher, then match its product, market and date. Do not make a stop or switch decision from a headline.Read primary-source news →
PRODUCT PRESENTATION IDENTITY
Strength, pack and device identity
Package strength is not an individual dose. These fields help identify the exact labelled product; they do not calculate how much, how often, a missed-use action, splitting, switching or conversion.
How to read a score line: ‘scored’ or ‘unscored’ first identifies this labelled presentation. A score line by itself does not permit self-splitting, reducing or changing the product. Only an explicit statement in the current label for this exact presentation, checked with a pharmacist against the prescription, can support any further handling.
5 source-backed strength, pack or device records — open the full list
First match the market, dosage form and labelled amount on the pack in hand. The number of tablets, sachets or devices in a pack is not a personal dose or schedule.
United States label · Dated U.S. DailyMed public label (page updated 28 Feb 2024); exact cited package panel only, not current supply or availability
Per capsule: lipase 3,000 USP units; protease 9,500 USP units; amylase 15,000 USP units; 70-capsule bottle
- Product code
- NDC 0032-1203-70
- Form and route
- CREON pancrelipase delayed-release oral capsule · oral (label product-identity field)
- Container
- bottle
- Listing review
- Cited product evidence reviewed 2026-08-23; actual marketing, stock and availability are not established.
- lipase
- 3000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; not an individual's capsule count, meal plan, conversion, co-use or switching instruction
- protease
- 9500 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; check together with the lipase and amylase wording
- amylase
- 15000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; check together with the lipase and protease wording
- Package
- 70 capsules per bottle
- Labelled appearance
- white opaque cap and white opaque body · two-piece capsule; unscored · imprint CREON 1203Unscored in this labelled presentation
United States label · Dated U.S. DailyMed public label (page updated 28 Feb 2024); exact cited package panel only, not current supply or availability
Per capsule: lipase 6,000 USP units; protease 19,000 USP units; amylase 30,000 USP units; 100-capsule bottle
- Product code
- NDC 0032-1206-01
- Form and route
- CREON pancrelipase delayed-release oral capsule · oral (label product-identity field)
- Container
- bottle
- Listing review
- Cited product evidence reviewed 2026-08-23; actual marketing, stock and availability are not established.
- lipase
- 6000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; not an individual's capsule count, meal plan, conversion, co-use or switching instruction
- protease
- 19000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; check together with the lipase and amylase wording
- amylase
- 30000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; check together with the lipase and protease wording
- Package
- 100 capsules per bottle
- Labelled appearance
- orange opaque cap and blue opaque body · two-piece capsule; unscored · imprint CREON 1206Unscored in this labelled presentation
United States label · Dated U.S. DailyMed public label (page updated 28 Feb 2024); exact cited package panel only, not current supply or availability
Per capsule: lipase 12,000 USP units; protease 38,000 USP units; amylase 60,000 USP units; 250-capsule bottle
- Product code
- NDC 0032-1212-07
- Form and route
- CREON pancrelipase delayed-release oral capsule · oral (label product-identity field)
- Container
- bottle
- Listing review
- Cited product evidence reviewed 2026-08-23; actual marketing, stock and availability are not established.
- lipase
- 12000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; not an individual's capsule count, meal plan, conversion, co-use or switching instruction
- protease
- 38000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; check together with the lipase and amylase wording
- amylase
- 60000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; check together with the lipase and protease wording
- Package
- 250 capsules per bottle
- Labelled appearance
- brown opaque cap and colorless transparent body · two-piece capsule; unscored · imprint CREON 1212Unscored in this labelled presentation
United States label · Dated U.S. DailyMed public label (page updated 28 Feb 2024); exact cited package panel only, not current supply or availability
Per capsule: lipase 24,000 USP units; protease 76,000 USP units; amylase 120,000 USP units; 100-capsule bottle
- Product code
- NDC 0032-1224-01
- Form and route
- CREON pancrelipase delayed-release oral capsule · oral (label product-identity field)
- Container
- bottle
- Listing review
- Cited product evidence reviewed 2026-08-23; actual marketing, stock and availability are not established.
- lipase
- 24000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; not an individual's capsule count, meal plan, conversion, co-use or switching instruction
- protease
- 76000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; check together with the lipase and amylase wording
- amylase
- 120000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; check together with the lipase and protease wording
- Package
- 100 capsules per bottle
- Labelled appearance
- orange opaque cap and colorless transparent body · two-piece capsule; unscored · imprint CREON 1224Unscored in this labelled presentation
United States label · Dated U.S. DailyMed public label (page updated 28 Feb 2024); exact cited package panel only, not current supply or availability
Per capsule: lipase 36,000 USP units; protease 114,000 USP units; amylase 180,000 USP units; 100-capsule bottle
- Product code
- NDC 0032-3016-13
- Form and route
- CREON pancrelipase delayed-release oral capsule · oral (label product-identity field)
- Container
- bottle
- Listing review
- Cited product evidence reviewed 2026-08-23; actual marketing, stock and availability are not established.
- lipase
- 36000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; not an individual's capsule count, meal plan, conversion, co-use or switching instruction
- protease
- 114000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; check together with the lipase and amylase wording
- amylase
- 180000 USP unitslabelled enzyme activity per capsule; check together with the lipase and protease wording
- Package
- 100 capsules per bottle
- Labelled appearance
- blue opaque cap and colorless transparent body · two-piece capsule; unscored · imprint CREON 1236Unscored in this labelled presentation
PUBLIC LABEL IMAGE
Appearance and package-text clues
This dated or historical public-label image is for checking the brand, generic-name, strength and dosage-form clues only. It does not authenticate a product or establish originator status, a current label, current packaging, target-market approval or sale eligibility.
Open the public label source ↗LABEL READING · NOT A PRESCRIPTION
CREON label reading: units, delayed-release pellets and whether a capsule can be opened must be read separately
Reading level: drug-specific label reading. This record has been expanded around its dosage form or a higher-risk reading question; the current target-market label and professional review still apply.
This module uses AbbVie's U.S. DailyMed public label to check CREON, pancrelipase, delayed-release capsules, lipase USP units per capsule and target market. It does not provide an individual's capsule count, meal/snack plan, dose adjustment, same-class substitution or purchase conclusion.
- First check CREON, pancrelipase, delayed-release capsule and lipase USP units per capsule. 3,000, 6,000, 12,000, 24,000 and 36,000 are not milligrams and are not a rule for self-exchanging, assembling or reducing different capsules; the label handles use together with individual factors and diet.
- “Delayed release” means the capsule contains enteric-coated pellets. The label's handling text for this exact product includes swallowing whole and not crushing or chewing, with separate limited wording for swallowing difficulty. It is not permission to split, crush, chew, divide pellets for later use, store a mixture or replace with another pancreatic enzyme product.
- The label explicitly cautions against treating another pancreatic enzyme product as a self-substitute for CREON. With different strengths, older packs, another enzyme product, supplements or multiple chronic medicines at home, have a pharmacist or prescribing team review every actual pack, prescription and complete medicine list; do not self-combine, alternate or convert from “all are enzymes,” colour or unit numbers.
- With persistent or marked abdominal pain, bloating, vomiting, rash/breathing trouble, mouth pain or another acute serious concern, use local urgent or established care; do not wait for a webpage or self-stop, make up, alter capsule contents or change products because of a concern.
PHARMACOVIGILANCE · OFFICIAL ROUTES
Check safety information in the right market
Start with the public label or product record linked to this dossier, then use the official safety routes below for the market that applies to the medicine in hand.
Match five details before using a safety record
- Brand and generic nameBoth must match the medicine named by the record.
- Dosage form and strengthTablet, capsule, injection, inhaler, patch and eye drop are not interchangeable.
- Market and notice dateA record applies only to the country or region and date it names.
- Lot, pack and manufacturerRecord these only when the official notice specifically names them.
- Current product informationA historical record may have been superseded by the current label.
This checklist only helps organise the right question. It does not create a personal conclusion about stopping, switching, dose, combination or suitability.
This dossier’s product-level source checkU.S. National Library of Medicine DailyMed · United States · Public medicine label · 2026-08-23
This dossier’s publicly accessible product-level route has been checked individually. It does not mean that real-time alerts in every country or region have been searched, or that the medicine has or does not have a current risk.
Markets actually represented by the reviewed product documents
- United States · 1
This is a document-coverage summary, not a claim that the medicine is authorised, supplied, interchangeable or actively monitored in every listed market today.
This record’s label or product-record routeDailyMed (NLM): U.S. public CREON pancrelipase delayed-release-capsule label (AbbVie; page updated 28 Feb 2024) ↗reviewed 2026-08-23
This is not a conclusion that the medicine has no risk, warning, recall or newer notice in another market. Start with the checked product-level label above, then use the official market gateways below for the product in hand.
See the reviewed safety-record directory →Global official safety gateways
- NMPA Centre for Drug Reevaluation · Mainland ChinaPrimary NMPA Drug Evaluation Centre gateway for drug-vigilance bulletins, safety notices and adverse-reaction monitoring. Exact products still require checking approval number, dosage form, strength, authorisation holder and notice date item by item.Drug-vigilance bulletins and safety notices ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- FDA · United StatesPrimary FDA pages for important new safety issues, labelling changes and risk communications.Drug Safety Communications ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- FDA MedWatch · United StatesU.S. MedWatch safety-information and reporting gateway; a report does not itself establish causality.Safety information and serious-problem reporting ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- EMA · European Union / European Economic AreaOfficial EU gateway for pharmacovigilance, suspected adverse-reaction reports and PRAC safety assessment.Pharmacovigilance overview and EudraVigilance ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- MHRA · United KingdomPrimary UK MHRA medicine-safety updates for professionals and the public.Drug Safety Update ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- PMDA · JapanPMDA’s English official safety gateway; exact products still require checking against the Japanese product page and current documents.Medicine safety information ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- MFDS · Republic of KoreaMFDS’s primary index for medicine safety letters in the Republic of Korea. The original notices are in Korean and must be read against the named product, dosage form, market and date; they do not automatically apply in another market or decide an individual case.Medicine safety letters ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- HSA · SingaporeHSA’s public Singapore gateway for suspected adverse-event reporting and medicine-safety information. A report does not itself establish individual causality; exact products still require checking Singapore registration status, dosage form, strength, date and current product information.Adverse-event reporting and medicine-safety information ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- Health Canada · CanadaHealth Canada’s public MedEffect gateway for medicine and health-product advisories, warnings, recalls, reporting and safety information. Exact products still require checking market, dosage form, strength, notice date and lot item by item.MedEffect Canada: advisories, warnings and recalls ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- TGA · AustraliaPrimary Australian TGA safety alerts, advisories and monitoring information for therapeutic products.Medicine safety alerts ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- Swissmedic · SwitzerlandOfficial Swissmedic gateway for pharmacovigilance, signal assessment and suspected adverse-reaction reporting; a report or signal does not itself confirm individual causality.Pharmacovigilance and suspected adverse-reaction reporting ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- Medsafe · New ZealandNew Zealand Medsafe gateway for public and professional medicine safety communications and archives; older notices may have been superseded by current product information.Medicine safety communications ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- SAHPRA · South AfricaSAHPRA’s safety-information, alerts and pharmacovigilance gateway for the public and professionals in South Africa. An official alert does not itself mean a product is unsafe in every circumstance; exact products still require checking South African registration status, dosage form, strength, notice date and current product information.Medicine safety information, alerts and pharmacovigilance ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- WHO · GlobalWHO’s cross-market safety-alert archive; every historical notice must be read against its date, named product and market.Medicine and vaccine safety-alert archive ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- Anvisa · BrazilAnvisa’s primary Brazilian pharmacovigilance gateway for alerts, bulletins, risk communication and VigiMed reporting. Exact products still require checking Brazilian authorisation status, dosage form, strength and notice date item by item.Pharmacovigilance, alerts and VigiMed ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
This card brings together the medicine-specific product route and 15 market-level official vigilance gateways. It does not mean real-time alerts for this medicine have been searched in every country or region, or that the medicine has a new alert, recall or risk conclusion. Match brand, generic name, dosage form, strength, market and notice date item by item; do not self-stop, switch, increase or reduce use from a headline.
For severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, suspected overdose, a severe allergic reaction, loss of consciousness or another emergency, use local emergency services. Do not wait for an online alert search or change a medicine from this page.
PRIVATE FAMILY LIST
Bring this record into a local medicine list
Only the brand, generic name, dosage form and route are added, and they stay in this browser. Copy strength, label directions, start/stop history and any concern from the actual pack; this tool does not calculate a dose or decide combination, switching or stopping.
Add to the family medicine list →PACK · LABEL · MEDICINE LIST
Six checks for this medicine pack
Use this card to organise questions about CREON (pancrelipase). Keep the exact pack, its current label and the full medicine list together.
Identify the exact product
CREON is the brand in this record and pancrelipase is the active-ingredient name. Check both with the dosage form (Pancrelipase delayed-release oral capsule: each capsule is identified jointly by lipase, protease and amylase USP units. This dossier establishes only five exact bottle identities and does not infer an individual's capsule count, conversion or course from the numbers.) and the market on the actual pack.
Read the labelled strength in context
mg, mcg, mg/mL or a percentage describes the labelled amount in one tablet, capsule, measured volume, spray or other unit. It is not an answer to how many units a person should take.
Check before splitting or opening
Before splitting, crushing, chewing or opening anything, find an explicit instruction for this exact product in its current label and ask a pharmacist. A score line or a previous pack is not enough by itself.
Put every product on one list
Include prescriptions, over-the-counter products, eye drops, creams, vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements. A pharmacist or prescriber needs the whole list before any combination, alternation, switch or stop is considered.
Ask a specific pharmacogenetics question
Ask which medicine, which gene and what clinical decision a result could change. A gene–drug association does not mean broad genetic testing is needed for everyone and must not be used to change treatment without professional review.
Know when to seek urgent help
For a suspected overdose, a severe allergic reaction, fainting or difficulty breathing, use the local emergency or poison-information service now. Do not wait for a website reply or alter several medicines to test what caused it.
This card does not calculate a dose, decide whether medicines can be combined, or replace a clinician or pharmacist. Market-specific current labels and the person's full context still need review.
HOW IT WORKS · NOT A TREATMENT PLAN
How pancrelipase works: the label describes lipase, protease and amylase helping digest food components
- “Helps digestion” does not mean every bloating, diarrhoea, weight change or post-meal concern can be self-treated with pancrelipase; such symptoms may have different causes, and a webpage cannot diagnose or replace assessment.
- Lipase USP units describe labelled enzyme activity, not milligrams, and do not allow a self-derived substitution across another enzyme product, strength, form or market pack.
- Terms about delayed-release pellets and enzyme activity cannot predict an individual's symptoms, nutritional status or combination risk. With a serious concern or uncertainty about use, have a pharmacist or prescribing team review the actual pack, complete medicine list and current label.
SOURCE EVIDENCE REGISTER
Source evidence map
Every public link is labelled with its market, document status and document type. A historical public record is not a current label, and an official lookup entry is not a product-specific record.
SOURCE-TRACEABLE ARCHIVE
CREONpancrelipase
This page links to public primary-source material for CREON. The archive is historical or documentary evidence only; it does not by itself establish originator status, product quality, current labelling, availability or sale eligibility.
DOCUMENT TIMELINE
Document timeline
Initial U.S. approval year listed in the FDA label
The FDA label archive linked here lists Initial U.S. Approval: 2009. This historical locator is not a conclusion about current approval, availability, holder or another market.
DailyMed: CREON pancrelipase delayed-release capsule public label ↗FDA label archive version
This page links the 2024-02-28 FDA label archive as a traceable reading entry point. Current labeling, strength, indication and safety information require separate verification against the target market’s current document.
DailyMed: CREON pancrelipase delayed-release capsule public label ↗
MARKET SCOPE
Market-record boundary
United States
Public label archive linkedOnly the FDA document listed on this page is linked.
Mainland China, EU, Japan
Market record not establishedNo local approval, holder, strength, supply or sale-eligibility conclusion is inferred from the U.S. label archive.
How to read this record
Read each document in its stated market, date and dosage-form context. A historical record is not a current label and does not support individual medical, substitution or purchasing conclusions.
Keep international and mainland China records separate
This page has a U.S. public history/regulatory archive but no mainland China record for this specific product. That does not establish whether the medicine exists, is approved or is available in mainland China. Verify product identity, dosage form, strength, holder and the current label item by item.
RECORD FAQ
Record questions
Does a label archive represent current product information?
Not automatically. The archive locates a source; each point needs verification against the target market’s current official label.
Why are price and originator/generic conclusions not shown?
Those conclusions require separately complete and human-reviewed product, dosage-form, strength, pack, market, date and primary-record fields; one label file is insufficient.
READ NEXT
Related reading
Evidence status
The listed links are public sources selected for traceability. They must be rechecked against the current target-market record before any use beyond reading and research.