Support for people with EPI
due to cystic fibrosis (CF)

If you're affected by Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) due to CF, CFCareForward offers support and resources for the needs of caregivers and patients.

CFCareForward program benefits include:

Co-pay assistance*

With the CFCareForward co-pay card, pay as little as $0 for your monthly prescription of CREON

Multivitamins and nutritional supplements*

A variety of multivitamin products specifically for CF patients from infants to adults and quality nutritional supplements are delivered monthly at no cost

Educational emails

Get timely updates on savings opportunities, tips for taking CREON, and information on EPI, digestion, and nutrition

Opportunities to share your story

By sharing your experiences with EPI through the SPEAK network, you can help others affected by EPI due to CF

I didn’t choose this condition, but it gives me a chance to help educate others."
Bryan, actual patient with EPI

More benefits of CFCareForward:

Helpful CREON refill reminders
Support hotline: 1-855-CARE4WD (1-855-227-3493).

*Eligibility: Available to patients with commercial prescription insurance coverage for CREON who meet eligibility criteria. Co-pay assistance program is not available to patients receiving prescription reimbursement under any federal, state, or government-funded insurance programs (for example, Medicare [including Part D], Medicare Advantage, Medigap, Medicaid, TRICARE, Department of Defense, or Veteran’s Affairs programs) or where prohibited by law or by the patient’s health insurance provider. If at any time a patient begins receiving prescription drug coverage under any such federal, state, or government-funded healthcare program, patient will no longer be able to use the Co-Pay card and patient must call 1-855-CARE4WD (227-3493) to stop participation. Patients residing in or receiving treatment in certain states may not be eligible. Patients may not seek reimbursement for value received from CFCareForward from any third-party payers. Offer subject to change or discontinuance without notice. Restrictions, including monthly maximums, may apply. This is not health insurance.

Cystic fibrosis resources

Educational and community
support for patients living with CF

AbbVie is proud to offer educational support for CF patients in college. AbbVie has awarded scholarships totaling more than $3.2 million through our AbbVie CF Scholarship Program.^†

†It is not necessary for applicants to have taken, currently take, or intend to take in the future, any medicine or product marketed by AbbVie, and this will not be a consideration in the recipient selection criteria.

The makers of CREON have been committed to the CF community for over 25 years, partnering with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to support the Great Strides Walk since 1989.

AbbVie has partnered with the Boomer Esiason Foundation (BEF), sponsoring the BEF Sacks for CF Scholarship Program.

Uses and Important Safety Information

Uses¹

CREON is a prescription medicine used to treat people who cannot digest food normally because their pancreas does not make enough enzymes due to cystic fibrosis, swelling of the pancreas that lasts a long time (chronic pancreatitis), removal of some or all of the pancreas (pancreatectomy), or other conditions.

Important Safety Information¹

CREON may increase your chance of having a rare bowel disorder called fibrosing colonopathy. The risk of having this condition may be reduced by following the dosing instructions that your doctor gave you.
Do not crush or chew CREON capsules or its contents, and do not hold the capsule or capsule contents in your mouth. Crushing, chewing, or holding the CREON capsules in your mouth may cause irritation in your mouth. Talk to your doctor or consult the CREON Medication Guide for how to take CREON if you have trouble swallowing capsules. Always take CREON with a meal or snack and enough liquid to swallow CREON completely. Take CREON exactly as your doctor tells you.
Tell your doctor right away if you have unusual or severe: stomach (abdominal) pain, bloating, trouble passing stool, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, worsening of painful, swollen joints (gout), or allergic reactions including trouble with breathing, skin rashes, or swollen lips.
The most common side effects include: increased (hyperglycemia) or decreased (hypoglycemia) blood sugars, pain in your stomach area (abdominal area), frequent or abnormal bowel movements, gas, vomiting, dizziness, or sore throat and cough.
CREON and other pancreatic enzyme products are made from the pancreas of pigs, the same pigs people eat as pork. These pigs may carry viruses. Although it has never been reported, it may be possible for a person to get a viral infection from taking pancreatic enzyme products that come from pigs.

Refer to the CREON Medication Guide and Full Prescribing Information every time you refill your prescription because information may change. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any symptom or side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

You are encouraged to report negative adverse effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

If you cannot afford your medication, contact www.pparx.org.

CREON CFCareForward

Support for people with EPI due to cystic fibrosis (CF)