. It is not known if CREON will harm your unborn baby.
•are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. It is not known if CREON passes into your breast milk. Tell your healthcare professional about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and dietary or herbal supplements.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them and show it to your healthcare professional and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.
How should I take CREON?
•Take CREON exactly as instructed by your healthcare professional.
Infants (up to 12 months)
Contents of the capsule may be put directly in the infant's mouth or in a small amount of applesauce and administered (or given) just prior to feeding the infant breast milk or formula. Do not mix CREON capsule contents directly into formula or breast milk prior to administration. Care should be taken to ensure that the entire administered dose is swallowed and not retained in the mouth, to avoid irritation of the mouth.
Children and Adults
•Always take CREON during a meal or a snack and follow it with sufficient fluid.
•If you forget to take CREON, call your healthcare professional or wait until your next meal and take your usual number of capsules. Do not make up for missed doses. Take your next dose at the usual time.
•If you or your child takes more CREON than directed, call your healthcare professional right away.
•Swallow CREON whole. Do not crush or chew the contents of the capsules.
If you have trouble swallowing capsules, you can add the contents of an open capsule directly onto your food. To do so, carefully open the capsules and sprinkle the contents on a small amount of applesauce at room temperature as described below. Swallow the soft food right away without chewing and follow with water or juice.
A. Hold the capsule upright so that you can read the word CREON on the capsule. B. Carefully twist off the top portion of the capsule over the food you plan to eat.
C. Sprinkle the contents of the capsule onto the soft food. Do not crush the contents of the capsules. D. Swallow the CREON-soft food right away without chewing and follow with water or juice to make sure the contents of the capsules are swallowed completely.
What are the possible side effects of CREON?
CREON may cause serious side effects, including:
•CREON may increase your chance of having a rare bowel disorder called fibrosing colonopathy. See “What is the most important information I should know about CREON?
•increase in blood uric acid levels, for example, worsening of gout, or painful, swollen joints. Call your healthcare professional right away if you have any of these symptoms.
•allergic reactions. For example, symptoms of an allergic reaction include: trouble with breathing, skin rashes, or swollen lips. Call your healthcare professional right away if you have any of these symptoms.
The most common side effects include:
•gassiness (flatulence)
•stomach area (abdominal) pain
•headache
•dizziness
Tell your healthcare professional if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the side effects of CREON. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/Medwatch. You may also report side effects to Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 1-800-241-1 |
