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Pankreon

by GM Germa · tablet or pill · 30 tabs

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90933 70130 2
  • DSLD label 252960
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 30 servings

Pankreon by GM Germa lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 129 mg of ox bile extract, 60 mg of betain, 60 mg of barley malt and 150 mg of pepsin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2021.

What is in Pankreon?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Pankreon: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 252960, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Ox Bile extract129 mgBile in Pankreon against 160 products129 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 129.25 mg, the median 100 mg.129 mg

Higher than 71% of 160 products listing bile (median 100 mg).

Pancreatin129 mg
Betain60 mgBetaine in Pankreon against 731 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,250 mg, the median 250 mg.60 mg

70% of 731 products listing betaine give more (median 250 mg).

Barley Malt60 mgBarley in Pankreon against 328 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 58 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 312 mg.60 mg

75% of 328 products listing barley give more (median 312 mg).

Pepsin150 mgPepsin in Pankreon against 223 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.150 mg

Higher than 82% of 223 products listing pepsin (median 50 mg).

Papainas Carica papaya30 mgPapain in Pankreon against 607 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.30 mg

52% of 607 products listing papain give more (median 40 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 252960 (entered August 23, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Pankreon's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Use: Use as a Dietary Supplement. Take 1 capsule a day, preferably with food or as directed by your doctor.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use If pregnant or nursing, ask a physician before use If taking any medication or have any medical condition
Warning: Do not use If allergic to any of the ingredients
Warning: Do not use If any adverse reactions occur.
Not intended for use by person under the age of 18.
In case of accidental overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center immediately. Do not use if either seal is torn, broken or missing
Keep out of the reach of children
Food allergy notice: Do not use this product if prone to allergic reaction from any of the ingredients.
Storage
Store at controlled room temperature between 15 degrees and 30 degrees C (59 degrees-86 degrees F).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 252960.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Silica, FD&C Brown.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Made in USA.

How many labels does Pankreon have?

2 labels are on file under this name since December 22, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 252960 (current) Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 30 tabs · UPC 7 90933 70130 2
  2. Label 210477 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market June 11, 2021 · 30 tabs · UPC 7 90933 70130 2

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Germa Products, LLC (distributor), Miami, FL. All GM Germa products.

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