Brief answer....given below Detailed answer... Hello, Thanks or the query. CREON is basically an enzymatic preparation which helps in digestion of food and given to people who don't make enough of enzymes due to either some disease or due to removal of some or total of pancreas. CREON is a mixture of amylase,protease and lipase. Although there are various substitutes of CREON,but all of them contain these enzymes in various concentrations. A preparation called as VIOKASE 16 is available which has less quantity of these enzymes. The comparison of these two products is as below... VIOKASE 16 Lipase 16,000Units, protease 60,000Units, amylase 60,000Units; tabs. CREON 20  lipase 20,000 units, protease 75,000 Units and amylase 66,400 Units per capsule. in nut shell you have to take these pancreatic enzyme preparations and there is no other product available which does the same work but doesn't have these enzymes. You must talk to your doctor for the detail and advise regarding usage of products having lesser concentration. I hope it helps,however you may revert to me for any further query. Best of luck Thanks

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