Solvay's Creon approved in US for pancreatic insufficiency

01 May 2009

Solvay Pharmaceuticals' Creon (pancrealipase delayed-release) has received US FDA approval for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency due to cystic fibrosis or other conditions.

Creon is the first pancreatic enzyme product (PEP) approved under an FDA initiative aimed at getting unapproved PEPs off the market. The approval came one year before an agency-imposed deadline...

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