Taking medication containing pig

Question
My wife suffers from severe pain in the liver and spleen, and she can hardly sleep at night. A liver doctor prescribed her a medication that contains pig pancreatic enzymes. Is it permissible for her to take it?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: If there is no other way to treat this woman with something derived from pigs, and she is compelled to do so after consulting several trustworthy doctors, then it is permissible, and God knows best.
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