Metazyme

Generic composition: Fungal Diastase (1:1200) 50mg and Pepsin (1:3000) 10mg / 5ml

General Introduction

Diastase is the natural pro-digestive enzyme, which catalyses the breakdown of starch into maltose and used in disturbances of GI functions and prevention of malabsorption of food. Pepsin is an enzyme in the stomach that begins the digestion of proteins by splitting them into smaller pieces. Pepsin is secreted in an inactive form, pepsinogen, which is activated by stomach acid. 

Therapeutic category

• Digestives  

Dosage forms available

• METAZYME 100ml and 200ml 

Uses

• Indigestion: as a supplement, or as replacement therapy (e.g., in chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, cancer of the pancreas, after surgery on the pancreas or gut), dyspepsia, Overeating 

Dose

Adults: 5 ml to be taken immediately after meal.

Children: Half the adult dose.

Contraindications

Metazyme should not be used in case of hypersensitivity to any of its ingredients diastase or pepsin.