Lipase (Digestive Enzyme)

Digestive Enzyme

Supplemental lipase may be porcine pancreatic lipase or one of several microbial enzymes with different activity, pH stability, coatings, and cofactors. Prescription pancreatic-enzyme replacement is not equivalent to an unspecified retail digestive-enzyme capsule.

Pharmacokinetic model

A route-level PK model for lipase (digestive enzyme) is being prepared from published data. Dosing references, studies, and documented interactions are below; the app catalog is updated as models are validated.

Key facts

Category
Digestive Enzyme
Suggested cadence
once daily

Research behind this entry

  1. Lack of dose-response with Pancrease MT for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in adults Opekun AR Jr, Sutton FM Jr, Graham DY · Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 1997 DOI

    Adults with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency received enteric-coated pancreatic enzyme preparations containing 8,000 to 32,000 lipase units per dose. Higher strengths reduced fecal fat versus placebo without a clear…

1 published study referenced in the app, each with a plain-language summary.