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I'm wondering are digestive enzymes and pancreas enzymes the same thing?
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Medically, yes: Hi. Yes, from a therapeutic standpoint, they are. There are also digestive enzymes in saliva & from the stomach that are not pancreatic enzymes, but when you're talking about drug therapy digestive enzymes, they're pancreatic enzymes (Pancrease, Creon, etc).
Answered 9/29/2016
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