
Boston (DbTechNo) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved a pancreatic enzyme by Eurand to help people digest food.
Sometimes the pancreas of some people does not create sufficient levels of digestive enzymes, thus making the act of digesting food difficult.
The name for this rare condition is exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and is commonly associated with cystic fibrosis.
Zenpep is the name of the product that will make it easier for a person to digest food, and is the only treatment available for the condition.
The drug is available in 4 doses, for little infants, toddlers, teenagers as well as adults.
Eurand hope to have the drug on the market before the end of the year.
Good to know there’s a new option out there for those suffering from exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. A lot of us deal with much more mild digestive struggles, which can be helped with a digestive enzyme supplement. Digestive enzymes taken this way can help maximize digestion and absorption and combat occasional acid reflux, indigestion, etc. My pick is Nutri-Health’s FloraZyme, which contains 18 vegetarian digestive enzymes and probiotics.
- Anna M
http://blog.nutri-health.com/